Non-fatal strangulation: incidence of bony, soft tissue and vascular injuries in 1,356 CT angiograms in Western Australia over 10 years

Katherine Ferguson; Victor Wycoco; Sunimali Jayaweera; Elizabeth Nathan; Shirley Jansen

doi:10.1016/j.pathol.2026.01.189

February 1, 2026Pathology

Non-fatal strangulation: incidence of bony, soft tissue and vascular injuries in 1,356 CT angiograms in Western Australia over 10 years

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Key Points

To document the incidence of injuries related to non-fatal strangulation using CT angiograms.
Analyzed 1,356 CT angiograms over a 10-year period in Western Australia.
Identified bony, soft tissue, and vascular injuries associated with neck trauma.
Focused on the radiological aspects of non-fatal strangulation cases.
Documented various instances of soft tissue injuries and vascular injuries.
Highlighted the need for improved clinical guidelines for managing neck trauma.
Found that non-fatal strangulation serves as a high-risk predictor for future fatalities.

Implication

Observational analysis details vascular and soft tissue injuries in 1,356 non-fatal strangulation cases, indicating gaps in clinical guidelines.

Abstract

Background: Management of neck trauma, particularly non-fatal strangulation (NFS), is challenging due to limited evidence-based radiological and clinical guidelines. As NFS is a high-risk predictor of later fatality, objective documentation is essential to improve justice outcomes for victim-survivors.

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Ferguson et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Non-fatal strangulation: incidence of bony, soft tissue and vascular injuries in 1,356 CT angiograms in Western Australia over 10 years

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Non-fatal strangulation: incidence of bony, soft tissue and vascular injuries in 1,356 CT angiograms in Western Australia over 10 years

Key Points

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Abstract

Discussion

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