Question
Fracture of the bone shown in the picture below results from all except?
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Throttling.
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Hanging.
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Choking.
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Ligature strangulation.
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � C
Explanation
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Ans:C.)Choking
The image shown is of a Hyoid bone fracture.
- Hyoid bone fracture is most commonly seen in Strangulation(Manual or Ligature) and Hanging.
- “Strangulation” and “Choking” are not the same thing.
- Choking is when airflow is blocked by food or a foreign object in the trachea – something that can be addressed by the Heimlich maneuver.
- Strangulation, by contrast, is defined by reduced airflow and/or blood flow to or from the brain via the intentional external compression of blood vessels or the airway in the neck. Notably, however, many victims of strangulation refer to the assault as “choking”.
- Manual strangulation is the most common method of strangulation, although ligatures are sometimes used.
- In smothering, choking, gagging, there is no fracture of the hyoid bone, because in this throat (neck) is not touched.
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