What is it about?
Using clinical findings and basic easily accessible investigations to assess the factors which determine the outcome in patients with hanging who present to the emergency department.
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Why is it important?
In a resource stretched step up, it is important to know what will predict the outcome at presentation in patients with hanging. This will hopefully ensure better and judicious use of already scarce resources.
Perspectives
Working on this article was a learning experience. It was a pleasure working with the co-authors. Hanging is not a uncommon measure used for self harm. This paper tried to assess what could predict the outcome among these patients.
Shilpa Dsa
Christian Medical College
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This page is a summary of: Study of the factors at admission predicting the outcome in patients with attempted suicidal hanging, Tropical Doctor, September 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0049475517729065.
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