Metallophone Metallophone A metallophone is any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound, usually with a mallet. Metallophones have been used in music in Asia for thousands of years. There are several different types used in Balinese and Javanese gamelan ensembles, including the gendér, gangsa and saron. These instruments have a single row of bars, tuned to the distinctive pelog or slendro scales, or a subset of them. The Western glockenspiel and vibraphone are also metallophones: they have two rows of bars, in an imitation of the piano keyboard, and are tuned to the chromatic
Suicide by hanging feet. Cervical spine fractures are rare unless the hanging is a drop hanging, which usually causes an injury known as hangman's fracture. Suspension hanging usually results in cerebral hypoxia and decreased muscle tone around the neck. According to Aufderheide "et al"., the most common cause of death of hangings is cerebral hypoxia. Most hanging participants die before they are found; the term "near hanging" refers to those who survive (at least for a while—for example, until they reach hospital). Howell and Guly write that the initial treatment of hanging survivors follows the "usual priorities of airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC)".