An accidental death due to electric grinder: Dupatta as a strangulation hazard

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...

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Main Authors: Deepak Herald D′Souza, Vina R Vaswani, Kishor Kumar Badiadka, Venkat Krishna Shenoy, Boban Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=46;epage=47;aulast=D'Souza