Strangulation and Suffocation
Strangulation and Suffocation
Strangulation and Suffocation
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Ligatures<br />
• Examples: flexible cord, rope, electrical extension<br />
cord, telephone receiver cord, bra strap or bikini<br />
top<br />
• When wrapped around the neck increase<br />
potential for lethal<br />
– Surface area for application of force is reduced More<br />
compression of the neck tissue for amount of applied<br />
force.<br />
(c) Dean Hawley <strong>and</strong> C<strong>and</strong>ace Heisler, 2012 11