Which of the following statements is true of ligature strangulation?

A. Consciousness is lost in 45 to 60 seconds.
B. Suicides and accidents involving death by the use of a ligature are quite common.
C. This mechanism of death is quite different from that of hanging.
D. Females predominate as victims.


Answer: D

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