A 10 Year Post Mortem Study of Choking Cases Brought to the Mortuary of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Imphal

Authors

  • Memchoubi Phanjoubam1, Supriya Keisham2, Th. Meera Devi3, Seram Elizabeth Devi4, Soibam Neha4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1832

Keywords:

Allegations, foul play, choking.

Abstract

Choking is the obstruction of air flow into the lungs and is almost always accidental. In this paper, cases of
choking mistaken to be deaths due to foul play are studied. Any complaint is not true unless it is proved so.
In all these cases, family members blamed the deaths on some parties who were in fact completely innocent.
Meticulous autopsy helped in establishing the exact cause of death in these cases by disproving the false
charge of assault. From the legal standpoint, the importance of establishing an exact diagnosis is obvious.

Author Biography

  • Memchoubi Phanjoubam1, Supriya Keisham2, Th. Meera Devi3, Seram Elizabeth Devi4, Soibam Neha4

    1Associate Professor, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor and Head, 4Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Forensic
    Medicine and Toxicology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

A 10 Year Post Mortem Study of Choking Cases Brought to the Mortuary of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Imphal. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 338-342. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1832