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2012•Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & ToxicologyRequires access

Near hanging: A case report

Sreekanth S. Nair, Santhosh C. Siddappa, Viswanathan K. Gowda

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Hanging is one of the most common methods of committing suicide all over the world. It is a painless method of committing suicide and it is usually fatal. But if the person is brought down within a very short period of suspension and treated in hospital immediately, there is a chance of survival. In this case report, we report a case of an young adult who attempted to commit suicide by hanging and it is reported here because of rarity of such cases.

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Hanging is one of the most common methods of committing suicide all over the world. It is a painless method of committing suicide and it is usually fatal. But if the person is brought down within a very short period of suspension and treated in hospital immediately, there is a chance of survival. In this case report, we report a case of an young adult who attempted to commit suicide by hanging and it is reported here because of rarity of such cases.

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Hanging is one of the most common methods of committing suicide all over the world. It is a painless method of committing suicide and it is usually fatal. But if the person is brought down within a very short period of suspension and treated in hospital immediately, there is a chance of survival. In this case report, we report a case of an young adult who attempted to commit suicide by hanging and it is reported here because of rarity of such cases.

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