Management Of Pulmonary Oedema &ARDS following suicidal hanging

摘要

This article sums up the successful management of a patient following non-lethal hanging. Airway obstruction is the main cause of morbidity, though pulmonary oedema and ARDS may develop subsequently. Pulmonary oedema following suicidal hanging has been reported very infrequently, probably due to poor survival rate in such cases. Though in most cases it is a reversible process if recognized and treated properly.