Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Source : Medicine, Science and the Law
Url : https://doi.org/10.1177/002580249903900412
Campus : Faridabad
School : School of Medicine
Year : 1999
Abstract : While hanging is a common method of committing suicide in India, accidental hanging is uncommon. However, it does occur when people are engaged in auto-erotic practices. An adult male who was helping passengers trapped in the lift of an outpatient department at a teaching hospital was accidentally hanged. He survived for 39 days. This case highlights a rare but serious hazard in the use of lifts.
Cite this Research Publication : S K Verma, B B L Agarwal, Accidental Hanging with Delayed Death in a Lift, Medicine, Science and the Law, SAGE Publications, 1999, https://doi.org/10.1177/002580249903900412