How long strangled to death

Only if you're doing it wrong. You should be able to knock someone out in less than 10 seconds, if you're doing it right. It will go from lots of struggling to completely passed out nearly instantly. They'll wake up relatively quickly, though. Since brain death happens in about 4 minutes, you could just hold whatever you were doing, but that would take way longer than just bludgeoning their head or something afterward.

I can't see why you'd actually go ahead with the strangling unless you're just trying to be really quiet and not leave a huge mess. Quote: A victim will be unconscious in about two minutes as air in the lungs is deoxygenated.

This is a ridiculous amount of time to hold someone, though. Unless you're just hanging them somewhere, it'd be very difficult to actually strangle them.

One or two quick strikes to the throat and you're work is done. Okay, okay, fine. So, if it takes a few minutes to die of asphyxiation, does this hold true for drowning, too? Because when you see someone drown again, on TV , it seems like they die pretty much immediately. In real life, would you just go unconscious for a few minutes until your brain shut off? From what I was reading on that wikipedia page, it takes less pressure to cut off blood flow to the brain than air to the lungs: Quote: Estimates have been made that significant occlusion of the carotid arteries and jugular veins occurs with a pressure of around 3.

Quote: So, if it takes a few minutes to die of asphyxiation, does this hold true for drowning, too? There are a couple of different ways that people drown-- sometimes it involves holding out until a lungful of water is taken in, and other times if the water is extremely cold it's possible that the throat closes down and you start depriving the lungs of oxygen without filling them with water.

Regardless though, it takes a few minutes for brain activity to start shutting down after that last bit of oxygen is taken in by the lungs. The Abyss actually handled that somewhat decently as far as I can remember although I still don't understand why she didn't try to swim as far as she could on one last gulp of air before intentionally drowning.

My semi-educated guess is yes. That's why there are varying degrees of recovery from varying anoxic conditions. Yeah, that stuff is mildly annoying to me.

People either die or just "go unconscious" from gunshot wounds to the shoulder area too. Quote: Yeah, that stuff is mildly annoying to me. My favorite is when people die instantly when stabbed in the belly. I'll bet you'd wish to die instantly if stabbed in the belly. Quote: How long does death by strangulation take? Not long enough. In my experience it took seconds for someone to pass out in a sleeper hold. If they're not able to breath at that point it will be another 3 or 4 minutes until they're brain dead.

XaiaX wrote: You should be able to knock someone out in less than 10 seconds, if you're doing it right. You snap out of the unconsciousness after a couple of seconds, but christ does it work. She's really fucking good at it. Really fucking good. Used as a party trick, mostly. What's unrealistic about that? There are a number a vital organs in that area. For comparison my wife's brother died in less than a minute after being shot in the gut.

Yes really. Don't play with guns, kids. CUclimber wrote: Quote: So, if it takes a few minutes to die of asphyxiation, does this hold true for drowning, too? Drowning is interesting. Certain people never end up with water in their lungs. They have a lovely laryngospasm, their throat seals shut, and they self-suffocate. Most people get water in the lungs, the larynx spasms, but doesn't seal, and you have six-eight minutes of uncomfortable suffocation. Numerous studies have shown that non-fatal strangulation is one of the highest markers for future homicide, which is why Australia, New Zealand, Canada and most US states have developed preventative legislation to strengthen police, prosecutorial and sentencing policies that surround it.

In most US states, for example, it is now compulsory for police to charge strangulation assaults as felonies. Yet in the UK, they can fall under battery — the mildest assault possible. Susan Edwards, a barrister and law professor, has spent decades fighting to make strangulation a stand-alone offence.

Attempted strangulations often leave no visible injury and fatal cases too frequently end in light sentences. And now, a new defence has been added to the mix — consent.

Despite the victim having 40 separate injuries, including serious internal trauma, a fractured eye socket and bleach on her face, Broadhurst received a sentence of three years, eight months for manslaughter. Although English law does not recognise consent to choking — or any physical harm — in the context of consensual sex, the Labour MP Harriet Harman has just announced her intention to have this underlined again in the forthcoming domestic violence bill.

They went on a date: dinner and drinks. Afterwards, Lucy went to his house, where they moved to the bedroom. He asked if he could choke me and I said yes — I had done it before.

I booked an Uber at 6. The next day, I saw the bruises on my chest. Mackenzie points to two recent strangulation cases that ended in verdicts of manslaughter. Chloe Miazek, 20, who was strangled by Mark Bruce after meeting him at a bus stop and going to his flat in Aberdeen in November Mark Bruce, 32, was sentenced to six years. Hannah Pearson, from Lincolnshire, was 16 when she was strangled by James Morton, 24, whom she had met on the day of her death in July The jury cleared him of murder but he got 12 years for manslaughter.

Nearly three in four survivors in a study by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence did not seek medical attention after being strangled, perhaps out of fear of exposing the abuse or not realizing that without proper medical care, strangulation can lead to death days or even weeks after the attack.

While strangulation can occur at any time, some evidence indicates that it may tend to occur later in an abusive relationship. Also, survivors who show signs of strangulation most likely represent a higher risk for major morbidity or mortality. Sign up for emails Receive new and helpful articles weekly.

Sign up here. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine found that women who survive strangulation by their partner are seven times more likely to be the victim of an attempted homicide, and eight times more likely to be a victim of homicide.

Law enforcement officers are trained on how to save themselves should an assailant try to choke or strangle them. These tips can be applied to survivors of domestic violence as well. Looking for someone to speak with? Enter your location to find phone numbers for domestic violence experts in your area. Have a question about domestic violence? Type your question below to find answers.

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