1. Survival following accidental scarf strangulation.
- Author
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Shetty U, Deepak M, Hussain SA, Usmani H, Osama M, Pereira KG, and Menezes RG
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Off-Road Motor Vehicles, Survivors, Young Adult, Asphyxia etiology, Clothing adverse effects, Neck Injuries etiology
- Abstract
Injury or death by strangulation, unless otherwise explained, is almost always homicidal. Accidental strangulation may occur but only very rarely. We present such a case of accidental strangulation and survival in a motorbike pillion rider. A long scarf (dupatta) clad woman, sitting at the back of a two wheeler motorbike, fell after her long scarf got caught in the back wheel. The lady was first taken to a local clinic and then later was referred to a hospital for a suspected spine injury where she made an uneventful recovery. This case report exposes the precarious position of women pillion riders wearing a long scarf and emphasizes the need for extra caution and the need for wheel guards on spoked wheels in particular., (© The Author(s) 2016.)
- Published
- 2016
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