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Manual strangulation (throttling)

Asphyxia produced by application of the assailant's hands to the neck, compressing carotid arteries, jugular veins, and trachea. Produces fingertip bruising and crescentic fingernail abrasions on the neck, hyoid or thyroid cartilage fractures, and strap-muscle haemorrhage.

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Anatomy Act 1832BurkingCrescentic fingernail abrasionFrenulum tearGag-and-bind asphyxiaSIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)Smothering

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