Department of Forensic Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
The incidence of suicide is highest in the Union Territory of Puducherry in the country as a whole. Suicide is the act of deliberately killing oneself. People may consider suicide when they are hopeless and can't see any other solution to their problems. Often it is related to serious depression, alcohol or substance abuse or a major stressful event. Hanging is a form of asphyxia, which is caused by suspension of the body by a ligature which encircles the neck, the constricting force being the weight of the body. The inner coats of the carotids are ruptured in violent cases of hanging such as long drop. Hereby, we are reporting such a case showing intimal tear of the carotid arteries.
Suicide, Hanging, Intimal Tear, Carotid Artery
