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Classic findings:
Classic findings:
*V-shaped furrow on the neck.
*V-shaped furrow on the neck.
*V "open" at the point of suspension.
**V "opens" at the point of suspension.
*+/-Tongue sticking-out.
 
Note:
*Hyoid bone fracture - uncommon in hanging.<ref name=pmid20206574>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mukhopadhyay | first1 = PP. | title = Predictors of hyoid fracture in hanging: Discriminant function analysis of morphometric variables. | journal = Leg Med (Tokyo) | volume = 12 | issue = 3 | pages = 113-6 | month = May | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.01.002 | PMID = 20206574 }}</ref>


Documentation (The Rose method):<ref>Rose, T. 28 September 2010.</ref>
Documentation (The Rose method):<ref>Rose, T. 28 September 2010.</ref>
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