Hanged by the neck until dead!
The processes and physiology of judicial hanging.

Contents – please click on the blue hyper links below to navigate round this page.
Introduction How hanging causes death Execution equipment
The processes of judicial hanging Short drop/suspension The gallows, noose & hood
Short drop Pole hanging Pinioning
Suspension hanging Standard drop Modern hangings described.
Standard drop Measured or "long drop" Is hanging painful?
Long drop Post mortem findings Hanging versus Lethal Injection.
Table of drops After the execution. Conclusions