A Case of Suicidal Ligature Strangulation by Using a Tourniquet Method
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY, vol.31, no.1, pp.85-86, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2010
- Doi Number: 10.1097/paf.0b013e3181c21c24
- Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.85-86
- Keywords: ligature strangulation, suicide, forensic medicine
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Ligature strangulations are usually homicidal. Accidental and suicidal ligature strangulations are quite rare. In this study, an unusual case of suicidal ligature strangulation with a tourniquet method using a walking stick is presented.