Word Finder - suffocation

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Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

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A child left unattended may die of suffocation.

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A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

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The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

You never want to create a suffocation risk for your child.

Prevent suffocation and reduce the risk of SIDS.

The symptoms of strychnine poisoning usually appear within twenty minutes of the ingestion of a poisonous dose, starting with an uneasy sensation, stiffness at the back of the neck, twitching of the muscles and a feeling of impending suffocation.

A koi pond should be able to stand-alone for hours without danger of quick suffocation or toxic waste build up.

While the playpen may appear to be locked properly, if it is not in the locked position, the playpen could collapse causing suffocation or strangulation.

To help reduce the risk of falls, strangulation, suffocation, and burns, do not position the crib near windows, draperies, electrical cords, hanging wall decorations, heating sources, curtain cords or climbable furniture.

In this stage of existence the elongated upper part of the larynx projects into the posterior nares, and so maintains a free communication between the lungs and the external surface, independently of the mouth and gullet, thus averting danger of suffocation while the milk is passing down the gullet.

This prevents the baby from wiggling down under the covers, helping to avoid the risk of suffocation.

Avoid placing blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, etc. in the crib as well, as these can create a risk of suffocation or SIDs.

Panic attacks with hyperventilation and fear of suffocation often worsens the sensation of breathlessness.

This could cause the playpen to collapse and risk entrapment and suffocation.

Some parents also prefer sleep sacks, which keep baby warm without the risk of suffocation.

To prevent suffocation and reduce the likelihood of SIDS, remove all soft, loose and fluffy bedding from the baby's sleep area -- this includes pillows, quilts, comforters, bumper pads, sheepskins, stuffed toys and other soft products.

If he is able to kick himself free, he may accidentally send the wrap over his head, which could put him at risk for suffocation.

In more recent years, emphasis has been placed on the removal of soft bedding, blankets, toys, bumper pads, and any other item that could pose a suffocation risk.

Do not place stuffed animals, pillows or heavy blankets in the crib with your baby, as these could cause suffocation if they cover her face.

Suffocation is another risk if items like stacks of newspapers collapse.

Investigators now believe that he may have died of an accidental suffocation or heart failure.

Causes of choking or airway obstruction-injury deaths include suffocation by things such as pillows, choking on food or small objects, and strangulation from window blind and clothing strings.

Airway obstruction injury-An injury that obstructs the airway and prevents proper breathing, either through strangulation, suffocation, or choking.

Plastic wrapping in particular may pose a suffocation hazard to the youngest children.

When the stomach contents moves into the esophagus, there is the possibility that this material will be aspirated into the windpipe, which can cause asthma, pneumonia, and possibly suffocation or sudden death.

Death by suffocation may occur when a foreign object blocks the airway.

Near-drowning is the term for survival after suffocation caused by submersion in water or other fluid.

The partial asphyxiation or suffocation stimulates the protoplasm to set up a new and perhaps supplementary series of decompositions, which result in the liberation of energy just as do those of the respiratory process.

If the latter is too compact or has its interstices filled with carbon dioxide gas or with water - as is the case when the ground is water-logged - the roots rapidly die of suffocation just as would an animal under the same conditions.

This disease depends upon the presence of a bacillus which grows rapidly at the back of the throat and in the airpassages specially of children, causing the formation of a membrane which, by plugging the windpipe, causes suffocation and death.