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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;51(6):691-696.
doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.07.016. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

A Hanging and Its Complications

Angela Hua  1 , Kaushal H Shah  1 , Manish Garg  2 , Eric Legome  3 , Jacob Ufberg  2
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Case Reports

A Hanging and Its Complications

Angela Hua et al. J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Hanging has become the second most common form of successful suicide in the United States. Along with a high mortality rate, the long-term morbidity is consequential for both the individual patient and society. A thorough knowledge of the clinical approach will assist the emergency physician in providing optimal care and helping to minimize delayed respiratory complications. Using a case-based scenario, the initial management strategies along with rational evidence-based treatments are reviewed.

Keywords: emergency and neck trauma; hanging; strangulation.

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