1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal-795005
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal -795004
3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal -795004
4Professor and Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal -795004
*Correspondence to: Dr Th. Meera, Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal - 795004. E-mail: meera_th@yahoo.com
Online published on 12 June, 2014.
The incidence of violent asphyxial deaths differs from place to place. This difference could be due to geographical influences, diverse lifestyles, environmental factors, etc. 69 cases of violent asphyxial deaths brought to the mortuary of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal for autopsy during May 2006 to July 2008 have been considered for the study to analyze the age and sex incidence, socio-economic status, time of death, marital status, precipitating factors, nature of death, etc. It is observed that the commonest forms of violent asphyxial deaths in Manipur are hanging and drowning. Suicide is the commonest manner of death and hanging remains the most commonly adopted means of suicide, especially by younger men belonging to the poorer sections of the society.
Violent asphyxial deaths, Incidence, Banging, drowning, suicide, accident
