1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharastra
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru
3Professor, Dean and Director, Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru
*Corresponding author: Chandrakant M Kokatanur Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Karad, Maharashtra, Email: chanduk2005@yahoo.com
Online published on 8 January, 2016.
Hanging is that form of asphyxia, which is caused by partial or complete suspension of the body by a ligature around the neck, the constricting force being the weight of the body.
The purpose of the study is to know the socio-demographic profile of cases of hanging.
A cross sectional study of a total of 105 cases of hanging was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Victoria Hospital over a period of 20 months from November 2009 to June 2011. The data was collected from the information furnished by deceased relatives and police and post mortem examination and analysed with Microsoft excel and presented as descriptive statistics.
Age group of 20–29 years (53.33%) were most vulnerable to commit suicide by hanging followed by 30–39 years (20.95%) with male: female ratio 3: 2. Majority of the people (89%) committed suicide at their residence.
Young male of age group 20–29 years who belonged to Hindu religion committed suicide by hanging commonly at their residence.
Hanging, suicide, autopsy
