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An atypical case of suicidal cut throat injury

Author(s) -

Sachin S. Patil,

Ravindra Baliram Deokar,

S Vidhate,

Shashank Tyagi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

egyptian journal of forensic sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-5939

pISSN - 2090-536X

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejfs.2016.04.003

Subject(s) - throat , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , suicide methods , suicide prevention , surgery , psychiatry , medical emergency , suicide rates

The most commonly used methods for committing suicide in India are hanging, poisoning, burns, jumping from height, drowning, firearm injuries, stab injuries etc. Cut throat injuries using a sharp weapon is the least frequent suicidal method. Tentative cut marks are common in suicidal deaths. Committing suicide by cutting their throat without hesitation marks is a very rare occurrence. We present a case of 32 year old male, suffering from psychiatric illness brought dead to tertiary care hospital with suicidal cut throat injury and not associated with tentative cuts and tailing of wound

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