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Near Hanging

Date Last Search Run: Jan 14, 2025
Table last updated: Nov 02, 2024
Data last added: Oct 08, 2024

Recommendation RECOMMENDATION FOR INTERVENTION
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTION   SUPPORTIVE (Green) NEUTRAL (Yellow) AGAINST (Red) NOT YET GRADED (White)
1 (strong evidence exists)        
2 (fair evidence exists)    
3 (weak evidence exists)    


Interventions

C-Spine immobilization
Level Direction Primary Outcome Patient/Process Setting Reference
III Neutral (Yellow) Incidence of c-spine fracture Patient PH-Paramedic Aufderheide TP., Aprahamian C., Mateer JR. Emergency airway management in hanging victims. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 24:879-84. Medline
III Neutral (Yellow) Cervical spine injury Patient Jawaid MT., Amalnath SD., Subrahmanyam DKS. Neurological Outcomes Following Suicidal Hanging: A Prospective Study of 101 Patients. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2017; 20(2):106-108. Medline

Intubation
Level Direction Primary Outcome Patient/Process Setting Reference
II Neutral (Yellow) Survival with Favourable Neurological Outcome Patient ED-Paramedic & MD Katabami K, Kimura T, Hirata T, Tamakoshi A. Association Between Advanced Airway Management With Adrenaline Injection and Prognosis in Adult Patients With Asystole Asphyxia Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest. J Epidemiol January 2024; 34(1):31-7 Medline
III Supportive (Green) Incidence of c-spine fracture Patient PH-Paramedic Aufderheide TP., Aprahamian C., Mateer JR. Emergency airway management in hanging victims. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 24:879-84. Medline


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