Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Cardiac arrest after hanging: A scoping review
Authors' conclusion
The available data suggest that cardiac arrest is a critical determinant of poor outcome following hanging.
Study context
- Population
- Adults or children after non-judicial hanging, including cardiac arrest patients45 observational studies
- Comparison
- Patients with vs without cardiac arrest after hanging
- Outcome
- Survival with favourable functional outcome
Methodological details855 articles retrieved; 119 full-text reviewed; 45 studies included, mainly from high-income countries
- 855 articles retrieved; 119 full-text reviewed; 45 studies included, mainly from high-income countries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Rare with cardiac arrest after hanging, very common without cardiac arrest
- No studies identified interventions associated with improved survival after ROSC
Further findings
- Variation in terminology for hanging and in outcomes reported
Original publication
Cardiac arrest after hanging: A scoping review. Resuscitation. Published 21 January 2025. doi:10.
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