“When a woman is strangled, it greatly increases the risk of later being the victim of an attempted homicide or being killed increases dramatically.”

Strangulation is often used in domestic abuse situations to control another person.

It is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence as the potential to render the victim unconscious can happen within seconds and death within minutes of the act.

Take note of men & women who like to act out violence in sexual activities. This may be an indicator they have a proclivity towards abuse or that they have been a victim of abuse themselves.

• Most people who have been strangled by a domestic partner tend to reduce the act as “not serious”. Do not minimize the act and press charges! Do not feel bad about reporting the incident. It is just as bad and even worse as hitting. It is domestic violence.
• People confuse choking with strangulation.

• Choking is an object blocking your airway. When someone is choking, there is some sort of foreign object inside the body that is restricting the flow of oxygen.

• When strangulation occurs, there is an outside force exerting enough pressure to block the movement of oxygen to the brain.

• Examples of strangulation include a person using their hands around a person’s neck, or a ligature, or by hanging.

“Research shows that roughly 10% of domestic violence victims are strangled. In fact, non-fatal strangulation is a significant predictor for future violence, and people who were strangled by their partner are at a 6 to 10 times greater risk of being murdered by their abuser.”

Please take strangulation seriously! If have been strangled by your spouse, your partner, or anyone else IT IS NOT OK.

Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline can help connect you to local resources. Call 1-800-799-7233 to speak to someone today.

Resources: Life and Death in Your Hands: Strangulation more common in domestic abuse cases

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