TY - JOUR T1 - Hanging and near hanging in children: injury patterns and a clinical approach to early management JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 84 LP - 87 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314773 VL - 104 IS - 2 AU - Tim J van Hasselt AU - Stuart Hartshorn Y1 - 2019/04/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/104/2/84.abstract N2 - Near hanging refers to survival following suspension by the neck. This is a devastating injury which can lead to mortality or serious long-term morbidity. Children and young people present to emergency departments following accidental or deliberate near hanging. This article describes the patterns of injury, the initial management and important prognostic factors. ER -