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. 2022 Nov 10;163(4):855–860. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.11.004

Table 1.

Injuries and Rates of Occurrence From Near Hanging1,11, 18, 19

Injury Rate of Occurrence
Anoxic brain injury 8%-35.7%
Cervical spine fracture 2%-6%
Laryngeal fracture 1.4%-5.3%
Tracheal injury Up to 1.6%
Pharyngeal laceration Up to 1.6%
Blunt cerebrovascular injury 1.6%-6.1%