© 2015. Ajay Manickam, Shaswati Sengupta, Rajarshi Sannigrahi, Jayanta Saha, Sk Basu & Souradeep Ray. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Medical Research: J Dentistry and Otolaryngology Volume 15 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2015 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888 Self Inflicted Cut Throat Injury – A Series of 2 Cases By Ajay Manickam, Shaswati Sengupta, Rajarshi Sannigrahi, Jayanta Saha, Sk Basu & Souradeep Ray RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, India Abstract- The incidence and pattern of suicide vary from country to country. Cut throat injuries can beeither suicidal or homicidal. These are well recognized methods of homicide and are less commonly used in suicides and are very rarely accidental. Suicide by incising one's own throatis always associated with hesitation marks and homicidal wounds are not associated with one. Psychiatric illness, psychological stress and poverty are some of the associatedfactors of suicidal cut throat injury. when a patient comes with suicidal cut throat injuries, a multidisciplinary approach is required in the effective management of victims. This requires the close collaboration of the Otorhinolaryngologist, the anaesthesiologist and the psychiatrist. GJMR-J Classification: NLMC Code: WV 1-101 SelfInflictedCutThroatInjuryASeriesof2Cases Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: