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*This is a big topic and covered by a separate article. | *This is a big topic and covered by a separate article. | ||
===Classification=== | |||
*''Strangulation'' - where there are signs of neck compression. | |||
**Includes: ganging, ligature strangulation and manual strangulation. | |||
*''Chemical asphyxia'' - usually no signs of neck compression. | |||
**Includes: carbon monoxide poisoning. | |||
*''Suffocation'' - usually no signs of neck compression. | |||
**Includes: Smothering, choking, positional asphyxia, drowning. | |||
==Blunt force trauma== | ==Blunt force trauma== | ||