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Abstract. Given that most fatal hangings are suicidal and occur in locations that have been selected to conceal this activity (thus maximizing the chances of a lethal outcome), there has been very little corroboration of the speed with which unconsciousness and death may occur.
- Three leading suicide methods in the United States, 2017–2019 ...
Firearms and hanging/suffocation as suicide methods, with...
- Neurological Outcomes Following Suicidal Hanging: A ...
Injury to the cervical spine is distinctly rare in suicidal...
- Hangings: Lessons Learned from the Coroner's Office - PubMed
Home was the most frequent hanging setting (n = 1,028, 73%)...
- Three leading suicide methods in the United States, 2017–2019 ...
Hanging is the most frequently used method of suicide in the UK and has high case fatality (>70%). To explore factors influencing the decision to use hanging. Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 12 men and 10 women who had survived a near-fatal suicide attempt. Eight respondents had attempted hanging.
Suicide death rates due to hanging and asphyxiation increased annually on average by 2.4% (AAPC, 2.4; 95% CI, 0.2-4.6) (eTable 4 in Supplement 1) and were highest among American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents (12.6 per 100 000 population) (eTable 2 in Supplement 1).
Given the brief duration of some suicidal crises, a lethal dose of pills in the nightstand poses a greater danger than a prescription that must be hoarded over months to accumulate a lethal dose. Similarly, a gun in the closet poses a greater risk than a very high bridge five miles away, even if both methods have equal lethality if used.
