Suspension torture and its physical sequelae.


Journal

Journal of forensic and legal medicine
ISSN: 1878-7487
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Leg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101300022

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2021
Historique:
received: 27 01 2021
revised: 14 03 2021
accepted: 28 03 2021
pubmed: 10 4 2021
medline: 7 7 2021
entrez: 9 4 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Suspension torture is one of the most common and widespread methods of torture. The objective of the study is to conduct a systematic literature review and produce an overview of suspension torture and its health implications, thus improving the diagnosis of suspension torture victims and documentation of their injuries. The review includes the prevalence, geographical distribution and description of variations of suspension torture. Physical sequelae like nerve injuries, e.g. brachial plexus injuries, scars, joint dislocation and possible causes of death will be described in detail. The results of the review are discussed resulting in recommendations on torture identification and documentation practices and possible future research questions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33836478
pii: S1752-928X(21)00040-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102155
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

102155

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Sara Woldu (S)

DIGNITY - the Danish Institute Against Torture, Bryggervangen 55, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: sara.woldu@regionh.dk.

Marie Brasholt (M)

DIGNITY - the Danish Institute Against Torture, Bryggervangen 55, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: MBR@dignity.dk.

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