1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, Rangampet, Warangal, Telangana
2Professor and HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, Rangampet, Warangal, Telangana
*Correspondence author: Dr. B Venkata Naga Mohan Rao Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, Nizampura, Warangal, Telangana 506007 Email ID: drnagamohan@gmail.com
Online published on 8 July, 2016.
A two year retrospective study was conducted by evaluating a total of 32 deaths due to mechanical asphyxia from 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2014, autopsied at MGM Hospital, Warangal. Analysis of the recorded data related to autopsy examination along with age, sex of the deceased, season and manner of death was done. Asphyxial deaths were 10.50% of total autopsies and number of males (67.96%) was more than females in a ratio of 3: 1. In our study commonest method of asphyxial death was hanging (80.60%), followed by drowning (8.3%), ligature strangulation (5.5%) and each case of Traumatic asphyxia (2.8%) and Postural asphyxia (2.8%). 21–30 years age group were more prone to violent asphyxial deaths (38.88%) and more cases were noticed in summer season (50.0%) constituting majority of suicidal cases (83.30%).
Hanging, Drowning, Strangulation, Traumatic asphyxia
