Difference between hanging and strangulation #Hanging #Strangulation

Difference between hanging and strangulation #Hanging #Strangulation

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HANGING AND STRANGULATION

2. HANGING STRANGULATION Suicidal usually Homicidal usually Face usually pale Face congested Bleeding from nose and mouth very rare Bleeding from nose and mouth very common Injury to muscles of neck rare Injury to muscles of neck common Neck usually stretched Neck not stretched No signs of struggle Signs of struggle

3. HANGING STRANGULATION Abrasions and bruises around ligature mark rare Abrasions and bruises around ligature mark common Dissection of ligature mark reveals dry and glistening white band of subcutaneous tissue Dissection of ligature mark reveals ecchymosed subcutaneous tissue Fracture of laryngeal cartilages and tracheal rings rare Fracture of laryngeal cartilages and tracheal rings common Fracture dislocation of cervical vertebrae common in judicial hanging Fracture dislocation of cervical vertebrae rare

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