Accidental and occupational ligature strangulation in northern Tunisia: four-case study

Accidental and occupational ligature strangulation in northern Tunisia: four-case study

Abstract Background Death by strangulation is a violent and frequent method of homicides. Strangulation is rarely accidental due to ligature which is caused by a wide variety of objects such as cords, ropes or clothing articles (scarves). It concerns mostly accidents at work, rarely road traffic acc...

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Main Authors: Meriem Gharbaoui, Yomn Naceur, Ons Hmandi, Mohamed Bellali, Mehdi Ben Khelil, Moncef Hamdoun, Mohamed Allouche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Accidental
Autopsy
Ligature strangulation
Occupational
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-018-0081-7

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