Unanticipated Ligature Strangulation: A Case Report

Authors

  • Mukul Sharma
  • Kimi Soumya Padhi
  • Manas Ranjan Sahu
  • Utkal Keshari Suna
  • Govinda Balmuchu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.16981

Keywords:

Mechanical asphyxia, Occupational hazard, Farm equipment, Autopsy, Strangulation

Abstract

Strangulation is a form of mechanical asphyxia by compression of the neck with an outside force either by
a ligature or hands, in which a constricting force other than the weight of the body is directly applied.Such
deaths are generally considered homicidal. Here we present a case of 60year old female, who got trapped in
the rice huller machine with the saree she was wearing and accidentally got strangled.

Author Biographies

  • Mukul Sharma

    Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

  • Kimi Soumya Padhi

    Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

  • Manas Ranjan Sahu

    Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

  • Utkal Keshari Suna

    Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

  • Govinda Balmuchu

    Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

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Published

2021-08-16

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Unanticipated Ligature Strangulation: A Case Report. (2021). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 15(4), 1908-1910. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.16981