SAQ 1016 – Preparation and assessment after attempted hanging

You are the consultant in a tertiary ED and receive a pre-arrival call about a 28-year-old man with GCS 4 after attempted hanging. He was found by his mother and cut down from the ceiling.

He has not been intubated and is expected to arrive in 10 minutes.

Briefly describe possible injury mechanisms in non-judicial hanging.

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Outline the main preparation steps before this patient arrives.

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On arrival he has GCS 4 with abnormal extension. Describe specific assessment features in a patient with hanging injury.

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