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Retrospective study reveals high rates of suicide by hanging in Jamnagar, highlighting public health concerns.
Death due to Hanging is the commonest unnatural death encountered by forensic experts. Hanging is the mostcommon method of committing suicide and ending one’s life. To know the burden of a suicide due to hangingin society, a retrospective study was conducted in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Shri M P ShahGovernment Medical College and Guru Gobind singh Government Hospital, Jamnagar. Total number of 224 casesof hanging was studied during the period of one year from the December-2023 to January-2023 in this study. Thedata like age, sex, religion, ligature material etc. was collected and analysed. According to this study, 224 peopledied due to hanging out of 1231 post-mortem performed in one year period time in the Forensic Medicine andToxicology Department, Jamnagar. Male predominance was seen in this study which included 66.51% male,33.03%female and 1 case was from trans-gender. Maximum number of person died due to hanging was from the 21-30years of age which is 41.52% of total cases. Total of 98.66% cases are in suicidal in nature in this study. Death duesuicide is a major public health related issue in society. Death due the hanging is a partially preventable situationby proper education, guidance, counselling and seeking professional help early stage of stress.
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