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16909650

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
A 40-year-old mentally retarded woman died of accidental strangulation in a nursing home. She was found in a kneeling position with her hands on her knees and the collar of her clothing compressing the front and sides of the neck. Before the accident, a nurse had dressed the patient in one-piece overall-style pyjamas put on back to front so that she could not remove the garment herself. The post-mortem findings and reconstruction of the scene of death suggested that the patient had been strangled by the collar of her backward-facing clothing while in a kneeling position. Because patients with psychiatric illnesses may have a limited ability to recognize or communicate symptoms of physical danger, they must be closely monitored by knowledgeable medical and nursing staff. This case highlights the importance of preventing the accidental deaths of mentally retarded patients in nursing homes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0025-8024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
260-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Accidental strangulation of a mentally retarded patient by a clothing collar: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Legal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. hitosugi@dokkyomed.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports