A study of demographic variables of violent asphyxial deaths in Agra region
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction In our world many human lives are lost to crime and violence in which asphyxial deaths are one of the major contributorsMaterials and Methods In present study analysis of 391 deaths caused by asphyxia out of 3224 autopsies conducted in mortuary of S N Medical College Agra during period of 1 years from March 2015 to August 2016 is conducted Data obtained is reviewed and analyzed according to different types of asphyxial deaths their age wise distribution sex wise distribution manner of death and contributing factorsResults Proportion of asphyxial deaths was 121 391 cases Hanging 649 is most commonly encountered followed by drowning 248 and strangulation 46 Most common victims are male with male female ratio of 137 1 Most cases falls in 2130 years age group with 274 of total Majority of hanging cases were suicidal while all strangulation cases were homicidal Majority of drowning cases were accidental It was elicited from history that personal reasons like failure in examinations psychiatric problems long time illness etc were the most common reasons for suicide by hangingConclusion In present study suicidal hanging and accidental drowning seems to be major proportions of violent asphyxial deaths Both these manners of deaths indicate frustration and carelessness on part of population which are preventable and needs to be rectified on urgent basisKeywords Asphyxia Hanging Strangulation Drowning
Authors and Affiliations
Richa Gupta, Tarun Kumar Singh, Ajay Agarwal, Vaibhav Sharma
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