SUCCESSFUL RESUSCITATION FROM SUICIDAL HANGING - REPORT OF 3 CASES

Authors
BAUTZ P KNOTTENBELT JD
Citation
P. Bautz et Jd. Knottenbelt, SUCCESSFUL RESUSCITATION FROM SUICIDAL HANGING - REPORT OF 3 CASES, Injury, 25(2), 1994, pp. 111-112
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Injury → ACNP
ISSN journal
00201383
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
111 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1383(1994)25:2<111:SRFSH->2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Three cases of successful resuscitation after attempted suicide by han ging are described. Although all came in with profound unconsciousness , they made a full recovery with no residual dysfunction after resusci tation by intubation and ventilation for 12 h. Steroids and mannitol w ere not used. All patients were referred for psychiatric consultation before discharge from hospital.