Near Hanging Date Last Search Run: Feb 01, 2022 Table last updated: Dec 09, 2019 Data last added: Dec 20, 2018

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)	Intubation	C-Spine immobilization

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
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