1Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
2PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
3PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
*Email: drviswakanth@gmail.com
Deaths due to strangulation are mostly Homicidal in nature and accidental strangulations are rare. Though many authors have described accidental strangulation deaths as a rare entity, the numbers are presently increasing. Here we report two cases of accidental strangulation in children of which both were due to a home-made hammock resulting in death.
Strangulation, Ligature, Accidental, Children, Hammock
