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A New Resource for Evaluating Strangulation Injuries?
Prosecution of strangulation as a domestic violence assault challenges prosecutors. Half the time, strangulation survivors have no neck markings. In the remaining 1/2 of survivors, approximately 2/3rds of them have only minimal findings. This means that only about 1/3rd of survivors with neck markings have neck markings that can be photographed to show... [Read more of this review]
Excellent New Resource Collection on Strangulation
American College of Emergency Physicians Today I got an email from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Section on Forensic Medicine with this comment and request: “We are encountering more violent strangulation victims in our DV population. I have been unsuccessful finding clinical guidelines for imaging/admit protocols for victims... [Read more of this review]
Manual Strangulation As A Cause of Death
Approximately half of survivors of manual strangulation have neck findings to indicate that strangulation has taken place. Survivors differ from fatal strangulation victims in that the hyoid bone is often not fractured by the attack. Not all victims of fatal strangulation have external neck findings but many do, especially on TV shows where forensic... [Read more of this review]
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