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. 2009 Jun;53(3):355-7.

Delayed pulmonary oedema following attempted suicidal hanging-a case report

Mahendra Kumar  1 , Rajani Mandhyan, Usha Shukla, Ashok Kumar, R S Rautela
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Delayed pulmonary oedema following attempted suicidal hanging-a case report

Mahendra Kumar et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

During suicidal hanging, death takes few minutes to occur. Patient, if rescued, may develop respiratory distress, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, raised intra cranial pressure and unconsciousness immediately after incidence. We report a young male of suicidal hanging, brought to hospital in unconscious state with decerebrating movements. He developed pulmonary oedema after two hours of incidence. He was resuscitated and treated successfully.

Keywords: Convulsions; Hypoxia; Pulmonary oedema; Raised intra cranial pressure; Suicidal hanging.

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