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On the banks of the Rubicon
- Jan 11, 2026
- 17
"In the second case, a 33-year-old male with depression attempted to hang himself. The rope gave way and he fell down. He had also taken a paracetamol, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug overdose. He did not lose consciousness but appeared withdrawn and depressed. Approximately 6 h later, his conscious state deteriorated. A CT scan revealed thrombosis of the left internal carotid artery, extending to the middle cerebral artery. The patient died. Both cases reinforce the need for full neurological assessment and review of any individual subject to blunt trauma to the neck, whether accidental or deliberate or where the history is incomplete. In the forensic setting, in particular, RTAs, suspension by the neck, strangulation, and garotting are all instances when examination and assessment must be thorough – and clear advice given – in the absence of any immediate signs or symptoms – that any new symptoms or signs require immediate and thorough neurological investigation. There should be low threshold for prolonged neurological observation or further neurovascular investigations such as ultrasound, CT or MRI scan or angiography, to minimize the risk of developing potentially fatal or incapacitating sequelae."
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-1131(02)00045-7
Many such cases lol
Imagine waking up and regretting it or worse, not regretting it, then getting retarded by a clot a day later.
The more I read about hanging the more risky it seems, might just train or jump.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-1131(02)00045-7
Many such cases lol
Imagine waking up and regretting it or worse, not regretting it, then getting retarded by a clot a day later.
The more I read about hanging the more risky it seems, might just train or jump.
Who knows, you just have to wait until you wake up a week later unable to move your left side or something.
