Editing Strangling (section)

==Manual strangulation==
Manual strangulation (also known as "throttling") is strangling with the hands, fingers, or other extremities and sometimes also with blunt objects, such as [[Club (weapon)|batons]]. Depending on how the strangling is performed, it may compress the [[airway]], interfere with the flow of blood in the neck, or work as a combination of the two. Consequently, manual strangulation may damage the larynx<ref name=jones/> and fracture the [[hyoid]] or other bones in the neck.<ref name=ferris/> In cases of airway compression, manual strangling leads to the frightening sensation of [[air hunger]] and may induce violent struggling.<ref name=jones/> 

Manual strangulation is [[Strangulation in domestic violence|common in situations of domestic violence]],<ref name="Sorenson">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sorenson SB, Joshi M, Sivitz E | year = 2014 | title = A systematic review of the epidemiology of nonfatal strangulation, a human rights and health concern | journal = American Journal of Public Health | volume = 104 | issue = 11| pages = e54–61 | doi = 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302191 | pmid=25211747| pmc = 4202982 }}</ref> and is regarded by experts as an especially severe form of [[domestic violence]], due to its extremely frightening and potentially lethal nature, and an observed correlation between non-fatal strangulation in domestic violence and future homicide.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Glass N, Laughon K, Campbell JC |title=Non-fatal strangulation is an important risk factor for homicide of women |journal=J Emerg Med |year=2008 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.02.065|pmid=17961956 |display-authors=etal|pmc=2573025 }}</ref> 

Manual strangulation also has a history as a form of capital punishment, during the 18th century, a sentence of "Death by Throttling" would be passed upon the verdict of a [[court martial]] for the crime of desertion from the British Army.<ref>''Culloden''. BBC Drama Documentary, 1964.</ref> 

More technical variants of manual strangulation are referred to as strangleholds,<ref name='Danaher'>{{cite web |title=John Danaher Explains The Difference Between a Choke & a Strangle |url=https://www.bjjee.com/articles/john-danaher-explains-the-difference-between-a-choke-a-strangle/ |website=Bjj Eastern Europe |access-date=27 July 2021 |date=18 December 2020}}</ref> or [[chokehold]]s (despite the term "[[Choking|choke]]" more technically referring to internal airway restriction), and are extensively practised and used in various [[martial arts]], [[combat sport]]s, [[self-defense]] systems, and in military [[hand-to-hand combat]] application. In some martial arts like [[judo]], [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], and [[jujutsu]], when applied correctly and released promptly after loss of consciousness, strangleholds that constrict blood flow are regarded as a safer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Buck |first1=Andrew |title=Blood Chokes: How Do They Work? |url=https://findyourgi.com/blood-chokes/ |website=Find Your Gi |access-date=27 July 2021 |date=3 September 2019}}</ref> means to render an opponent unconscious, when compared to other methods, especially strikes to the head, the latter of which can cause potentially [[Catastrophic injury|catastrophic]] or fatal and irreversible [[Traumatic brain injury|brain injuries]] much more quickly and unpredictably.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Aimee |title=One-punch killings: They happen more often than you might think |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/07/one-punch_killings_they_happen.html |website=oregonlive |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=20 July 2015}}</ref>