Delayed pulmonary oedema following suicidal hanging
By: Sarfaraz Ahmad, Shadab Kamal and Kashif Jamal
Open Access
|Feb 2017Abstract
Suicidal hanging usually leads to death within a few minutes. The patient, if rescued, may develop respiratory distress, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, raised intra cranial pressure and unconsciousness immediately after the incident. We report a case of suicidal hanging in a young female, brought to hospital in a conscious state with restlessness and anxiety. She developed pulmonary oedema after twelve hours, and was resuscitated successfully.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v25i1.8171 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 43
Published on: Feb 3, 2017
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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