Open AccessAn accidental death due to electric grinder: Dupatta as a strangulation hazard
Author(s) -
Deepak Herald D’Souza,
Vina Vaswani,
Kishor Kumar Badiadka,
Venkat Krishna Shenoy,
Boban Babu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.113563
Subject(s) - accidental , medicine , pulverizer , hazard , ligature , medical emergency , forensic engineering , environmental health , emergency medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , grinding , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics
Accidents could occur at home in any age group. Accidental ligature strangulation in adults could be prevented. We are reporting a case of a woman who died in her kitchen due to accidental strangulation by her dupatta while working with the electric grinder. This case highlights the need to educate the people about the safety and potential hazards of these machines