Suffocation

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Asphyxia - deficiency of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood and body tissues. Asphyxia, often referred to as suffocation, usually results from an interruption of breathing due to mechanical blocka...
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Suffocation and strangulation
Remember to discard any plastic wrapping the toy came in -- plastic wrapping can suffocate a small child.
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Suffocation may be the cause. It has been found that infants who were laid on their stomachs, to go to sleep, are much more likely to suddenly die than infants who are laid on their backs.
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A condition, such as croup or diphtheria, in which spasmodic and painful suffocation or spasms occur. 2. Angina pectoris. Abdominal angina is a condition that follows the first definition in that the sufferer typically has attacks of abdominal pain.
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Any woman with eclampsia is at risk of suffocation while the seizure is happening. Afterwards she may still be at risk, depending on the degree of brain damage that triggered the fit, and the severity of the underlying pre-eclampsia.
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Lack of oxygen (such as in suffocation or cyanotic heart disease), abnormal hemoglobin (such as methemoglobinemia) and toxins (such as cyanide) can all produce cyanosis.
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The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency technique for preventing suffocation when a victim's airway (windpipe) becomes blocked by piece of food or other object.
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Inhalation produces inebriation, confusion, stupor and unconsciousness - deaths usually occur from suffocation while unconscious or choking on vomit. Most solvent experimenters either give the practice up or move on to illicit drugs.
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Physical trauma to an infant or child resulting in brain injury, such as from abuse, accidents, or near drowning/suffocation, might cause CP.
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Chest pain (angina) or pressure may move down the inside of your left arm and is often accompanied by a feeling of suffocation.
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A typical acute asthmatic attack is marked by wheezing, labored breathing, tightness in the chest, and a dry cough. Asthma attacks may produce a feeling of suffocation and an inability to speak without frequent pauses to catch the breath.
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Fatal injuries from maltreatment can result from many different acts including severe head trauma (injury), shaken baby syndrome, trauma to the abdomen or chest, scalding, burns, drowning, suffocation, poisoning, etc.
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" These chemicals reach the lungs and bloodstream very quickly and can be deadly. High concentrations of inhalant fumes can cause heart failure or suffocation. Using inhalants with other depressant drugs such as alcohol or sleeping pills can be fatal.
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outside the body is so low that the hemoglobin, the chemical which carries oxygen in the red blood cells (RBCs), is unable to become fully loaded with the gas. This results in too little oxygen reaching the tissues and can occur in suffocation when a ...
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Obstructed Airway (Choking in the Conscious Infant)
Oxygen Therapy
Respirator (Ventilators)
Shortness of Breath (First Aid for Difficulty Breathing)
Suffocation (First Aid for Near Drowning)
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