Hanging
Hanging is the prevalent means of suicide in pre-industrial societies and is still more common in rural rather than urban areas.The traditional death penalty of hanging by Gallows consists of a rope tied to a fixed object (i.e. the gallows), with one end tied into a hangman's noose and placed around the neck. The person falls through the release of a trap door (or leaps from a height, in the case of suicide), and unconciousness is instantaneous due to breaking of the neck.[citation needed] However, death is always caused by asphyxiation due to the obstructed trachea In instances where the suicidal person breaks fall and is cut down by a bystander before the person suffocates, spinal injury and complete quadriplegia is an expected possibility. If the neck is not broken, asphyxiation may cause loss of consciousness and ultimately lead to death
Vehicular impact
Jumping in front of a fast-moving vehicle, especially a large one, such as a truck or train, can prove fatal. A classic example of suicide involves one tying oneself to railroad tracks in order to be run over by an oncoming train. This may be traumatizing to the driver of the vehicle. Failure would likely result in massive body damage including: fractures, brain damage, organ bruising, long term to permanent disabilityShooting
Shooting oneself in the head is one of the most common means of suicide for men in societies where firearms are widely available. nations with strict firearms control laws, it is generally confined to policemen and soldiers as a suicide method.
Drug overdosing
Analgesic overdose attempts are among the most common[10] due to easy availability of over-the-counter substances. Overdosing may also be performed by mixing medications in a cocktail with one another, or with alcohol or illegal drugs. This method may leave confusion over whether the death was a suicide or accidental, especially when alcohol or other judgment-impairing substances are also involved and no suicide note was left behindExplosives
Suicide by explosives involves setting off high explosives (HE) in close proximity to the body. A sufficient quantity of high explosives would cause death instantaneously by destroying the body so thoroughly that life would end instantly - indeed, before the nervous system could register the explosion. Shattered organs, broken bones and internal bleeding from the blast wave would be likely causes of death where insufficient HE was used. The use of low-powered or home-made explosives would be likely to cause severe burns rather than immediate death
Drowning
Suicide by drowning is the act of deliberately submerging oneself in water or other liquid and staying there long enough to prevent breathing and deprive the brain of oxygen. Due to the body's natural tendency to come up for air, drowning attempts often involve a heavy object, to circumvent this reflex. If the drowning is stopped before death, oxygen deprivation can cause brain damage
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