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Survival following accidental scarf strangulation.
- Source :
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The Medico-legal journal [Med Leg J] 2016 Sep; Vol. 84 (3), pp. 150-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 05. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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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.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2016.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2042-1834
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Medico-legal journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27048761
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0025817216643443