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Ryo Shimada
Department School of Medicine, School of Medicine Position Associate Professor |
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| Article types | Case report |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Delayed death due to traumatic dissection of the common carotid artery after attempted suicide by hanging. |
| Journal | Formal name：Medicine, science, and the law Abbreviation：Med Sci Law ISSN code：0025-8024 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 59(1),pp.17-19 |
| Author and coauthor | Kibayashi Kazuhiko†*, Shimada Ryo, Nakao Ken-ichiro |
| Authorship | 2nd author |
| Publication date | 2019/01 |
| Summary | Traumatic dissection of the carotid arteries is a rare cause of delayed death due to hanging. We report a case of delayed death two and a half months following attempted suicide by hanging where the patient was able to talk after being released from neck compression. The cause of death was aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral infarction secondary to traumatic dissection of the left common carotid artery due to attempted suicide by hanging. Carotid artery injuries should be examined in patients who were able to talk after an unsuccessful suicide attempt by hanging but who later died. |
| DOI | 10.1177/0025802418825390 |
| PMID | 30674223 |