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==Manual strangulation== | ==Manual strangulation== | ||
Features:<ref name= | ===General=== | ||
*Hands - from in front. | |||
*Sleeper hold - from behind. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_HoFP155>{{Ref HoFP|155}}</ref> | |||
*Petechiac of sclerae (white part of eye) & conjunctivae (cover sclerae); present ~ 90% of the time. | *Petechiac of sclerae (white part of eye) & conjunctivae (cover sclerae); present ~ 90% of the time. | ||
*Hyoid bone fracture. | *Hyoid bone fracture. | ||
*Thyroid cartilage fracture. | *Thyroid cartilage fracture. | ||
*Haemorrhage in strap muscles of the neck. | *Haemorrhage in strap muscles of the neck. | ||
===Microscopic=== | |||
*Usually not contributory. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||