Editing Strangling (section)

{{Short description|Compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death}}
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[[File:Cheetah with impala.jpg|thumb|225px|A [[cheetah]] strangling an [[impala]], [[Timbavati Game Reserve]], South Africa]]
'''Strangling''' or '''strangulation''' is compression of the neck that may lead to [[unconsciousness]] or [[death]] by causing an increasingly [[hypoxia (medical)|hypoxic]] state in the brain by restricting the flow of [[oxygen]] through the [[trachea]].<ref name=ernoehazy>{{cite web|author1=Ernoehazy, William |author2=Ernoehazy, WS |url=http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic227.htm |title=Hanging Injuries and Strangulation|website=emedicine.com|access-date= 3 March 2006}}</ref> Fatal strangulation typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that [[hanging]] causes death (alongside breaking the victim's neck).

Strangling does not have to be fatal; limited or interrupted strangling is practised in [[Erotic asphyxiation|erotic asphyxia]], in the [[choking game]], and is an important technique in many [[combat sport]]s and [[self-defense]] systems. Strangling can be divided into three general types according to the mechanism used:<ref name=strack>{{cite web|author1=Strack, Gael |author2=McClane, George |url=http://www.polaroid.com/global/printer_friendly.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441760370|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104140337/http://www.polaroid.com/global/printer_friendly.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441760370|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=How to Improve Investigation and Prosecution of Strangulation Cases|website=polaroid.com|access-date= 3 March 2006}}</ref>
* Hanging — Suspension from a cord wound around the neck
* Ligature strangulation — Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object ([[Ligature (medicine)|ligature]]) called a [[garrote]]
* Manual strangulation — Strangulation using the fingers, hands, or other extremity