1Medical Officer, PHC-Dhanora Kale, Tal-Purna, Dist-Parbhani, Maharashtra
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur, Maharashtra
3Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
4Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College & Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur, Maharashtra
*Corresponding Author: Dr Sushim Waghmare, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur, Maharashtra-413003 Email: drsushimwaghmare@gmail.com, Phone Number: 8888824415
Online published on 6 January, 2018.
Major proportion of unnatural deaths resulting from asphyxia is due to fatal neck compression. Pressure on the neck may arise from hanging, manual strangulation, ligature strangulation and other means of strangulation such as direct blows, arm locks.1
A prospective observational study of post mortem conducted between 1st October 2012 to 31th March 2014 at mortuary of Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. During this period total number of 3200 autopsies were conducted. Out of them, 198 (6.18%) cases were of asphyxial death and 110 cases (3.43%) of solely due to compression of neck. 1Of these 110 cases a total 103 cases were of hanging, 6 cases of ligature strangulation and 01 cases of accidental strangulation. Maximum cases i.e. 46 (41.81%) were observed in age group 21 to 30 years. Male preponderance was observed in all age groups. Married males were 60 (54.54%).
Compression of neck, Hanging, ligature mark
