• Injury · Mar 1994

    Case Reports

    Successful resuscitation from suicidal hanging: report of three cases.

    • P Bautz and J D Knottenbelt.
    • Trauma Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Injury. 1994 Mar 1; 25 (2): 111-2.

    AbstractThree cases of successful resuscitation after attempted suicide by hanging are described. Although all came in with profound unconsciousness, they made a full recovery with no residual dysfunction after resuscitation by intubation and ventilation for 12 h. Steroids and mannitol were not used. All patients were referred for psychiatric consultation before discharge from hospital.

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