Profile and outcome of near-hanging patients presenting to emergency department in a tertiary care hospital in South India – A retrospective descriptive study

Profile and outcome of near-hanging patients presenting to emergency department in a tertiary care hospital in South India – A retrospective descriptive study

Background: Hanging is one of the common modes of deliberate self-harm presenting to emergency departments (EDs) across the world. Early intervention and aggressive resuscitation can decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with near-hanging. Our aim was to study the profile of patients prese...

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Main Authors: Priya Ganesan, Moses Kirubairaj Amos Jegaraj, Sathish Kumar, Bijesh Yadav, Bagyalaksmi Selva, Reginald George Alex Tharmaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency department
near-hanging
suicidal hanging attempt
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2018;volume=40;issue=3;spage=205;epage=209;aulast=Ganesan

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