Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University (Jan 2017)

Accidental strangulation by electric rickshaw

  • Alka Chandra,
  • Anshu Mali,
  • Shubham Narayan,
  • Amitabh Sharma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/MJDRDYPU.MJDRDYPU_55_17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 5
pp. 476 – 478

Abstract

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The dupatta and sari are the traditional Indian wear. The loose end of both makes the females prone to sustain grievous injuries while traveling in an electric (E) rickshaw which has become a very popular means of transport on the streets of capital and national capital region. We report here a case of accidental strangulation with a dupatta sustaining airway trauma with a serious consequence leading to significant morbidity.

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