[Forensic assessment of neck organs alterations in hanging depending on the noose position]

To reveal statistical patterns in the localization of alterations in organs and tissues of the neck in hanging depending on the noose location.

In this study 222 forensic examination reports of corpses of those who died from hanging, conducted in the Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise of Moscow Oblast for 2019, were investigated. Standard methods of mathematical statistics, including Mann-Whitney U Test and the Fisher's Exact Test, were used for calculations. Sex and age characteristics of hanging cases were given.

Retrospective statistical analysis has shown that the pattern of injuries revealed in organs and tissues of the neck both depends (in cases of Amussat's sign) and does not depend (in cases of hemorrhages in the legs of sternocleidomastoid muscle, fractures of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage, Martin's sign) on the noose position.

The obtained results can be used to develop measures aimed at improving the quality of forensic examination of hanging cases.