definition of asphyxiated
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Asphyxia Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.
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Birth Asphyxia Some causes of birth asphyxia may include: Too little oxygen in the mother's blood before or during birth. Problems with the placenta separating from the uterus too soon. Very long or difficult delivery. Problems with the umbilical cord during delivery. A serious infection in the mother or baby. High or low blood pressure in the mother.
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Know the Signs and Symptoms of Traumatic Asphyxia The mechanism of injury in traumatic asphyxia is usually a crush by an object that compresses the chest or upper abdomen. Photo courtesy Bryan Bledsoe. A 43-year-old male without any significant past medical history was working under his Jeep when the transmission slipped into neutral, and the vehicle rolled onto the left side of his chest.
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asphyxia The loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. Asphyxia can be result from choking, drowning, electric shock, injury.
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Shock Anaphylactic (an-a-fi-LAK-tik) shock is a severe allergic reaction in which fluid leaks out from the blood vessels and the blood vessels dilate as well. In certain people, it can occur as a reaction to medication, blood transfusions, bee stings, or peanuts or other foods. It can be fatal.
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drowning [drown´ing] death from suffocation resulting from aspiration of water or other substance or fluid. Drowning occurs because the liquid prevents breathing. The lungs of a drowned person may contain very little water or other liquid. First aid measures are begun as soon as the individual is rescued from the water.
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asphyxia as·phyx·i·a. Impaired or absent exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide on a ventilatory basis; combined hypercapnia and hypoxia or anoxia. [G. a-priv. + sphyzō, to throb]. /as·phyx·ia/ (as-fik´se-ah) pathological changes caused by lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in hypoxia and hypercapnia.asphyx´ial.
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Choking Choking is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs. Choking prevents breathing, and can be partial or complete, with partial choking allowing some, although inadequate, flow of air into the lungs. Prolonged or complete choking results in asphyxia which leads to anoxia and is potentially fatal. Oxygen stored in the blood and lungs can keep a person alive for several minutes after breathing stops.
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Appeasement Anthony Eden, Chamberlain's foreign secretary, did not agree with the policy of appeasement and resigned in February, 1938. Eden was replaced by Lord Halifax who fully supported this policy.Halifax had already developed a good relationship with the German government.eville Chamberlain became Prime Minister of Britain on 28th May, 1937. Over the next two years Chamberlain's Conservative government became associated with the foreign policy that later became known as appeasement.
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asphyxia Asphyxia. Lack of oxygen. In the case of cerebral palsy, lack of oxygen to the brain. Mentioned in: Cerebral Palsy. total deprivation of oxygen from any cause, leading to unconsciousness and death if unrelieved; originally from the Greek, meaning absence of a pulse, which rapidly follows total lack of oxygen.
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Positional Asphyxia Positional Asphyxia. Positional asphyxia happens when a person can't get enough air to breathe due to the positioning of his/her body. This happens most often in infants, when an infant dies and is found in a position where his/her mouth and nose is blocked, or where his/her chest may be unable to fully expand.
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A basic overview of shock Definition. 1  Shock is a medical emergency in which the organs and tissues of the body are not receiving an adequate flow of blood. This deprives the organs and tissues of oxygen (carried in the blood) and allows the buildup of waste products.
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asphyxiation the stoppage of breathing; called also asphyxiation. If it is complete (no air at all reaches the lungs), the lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood will cause almost immediate loss of consciousness. Though the heart continues to beat briefly, death will follow in a matter of minutes unless emergency measures are taken to get breathing started again. Suffocation can be caused by drowning, electric shock, gas or smoke poisoning, strangulation, or choking on a foreign body in the trachea.
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Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Perinatal asphyxia, more appropriately known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), is characterized by clinical and laboratory evidence of acute or subacute brain injury due to asphyxia. The primary causes of this condition are systemic hypoxemia and/or reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) (see the image below). Birth asphyxia causes 840,000 or 23% of all neonatal deaths worldwide. Fetal response to asphyxia illustrating the initial redistribution of blood flow to vital organs.
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PATHOLOGY shock - (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; loss of blood is an important cause of shock.
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asphyxiation This is a word for dying from lack of oxygen. Anyone who chokes to death dies from asphyxiation. This is a medical word for a horrible thing that could happen to anyone. Asphyxiation, also known as suffocation, means to die from lack of oxygen. Gangsters in crime movies are always practicing asphyxiation, usually by holding a pillow over someone's head so they can't breathe.
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anaphylactic shock anaphylactic reaction anaphylaxis. anaphylactic shock a serious and profound state of shock brought about by hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis) to an allergen such as a drug, foreign protein, or toxin. Sometimes it occurs upon second injection of a patient with a previously injected serum or protein.
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- Anorexia is a life-threatening condition that can result in death from starvation, heart failure, electrolyte imbalance, or suicide. For some people, anorexia is a chronic disease, one that lasts a lifetime. But treatment can help people with anorexia develop a healthier lifestyle and avoid complications.
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Suffocation-Smothering SUFFOCATION. Suffocation is a general term to indicate that form of asphyxia, which is caused by deprivation of oxygen, either due to lack of oxygen in the environment or from obstruction of the air-passages.nvironmental Suffocation: Asphyxia is due to insufficient oxygen in the environment. Deaths are almost always accidental. An oxygen concentration of 16% or less is dangerous, and with 5% concentration, consciousness is lost rapidly and death occurs within a few minutes.
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Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis: Introduction. Anaphylaxis is the most severe form of an allergic reaction. Anaphylaxis, also called an anaphylactic reaction or allergic shock, can be fatal. Anaphylaxis develops rapidly, often within minutes, and is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate emergency care.
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- Positional Asphyxia. A form of asphyxia which occurs when body position prevents adequate gas exchange, such as from upper airway obstruction or a limitation in chest wall expansion, e.g., due to steering wheel compression.
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- hazards, while “warning” is used for the less severe. Simple Asphyxiant means a substance or mixture that displaces oxygen in the ambient atmosphere and can thus cause oxygen deprivation in those who are exposed, leading to unconsciousness and death. Substance means chemical elements and their compounds in the natural state or obtained by any production
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Positional Asphyxia It is felt that the positioning of the infant led to a lack of oxygen and a death by asphyxia (suffocation.) Examples include an infant found wedged between a mattress and the wall, an infant sleeping on a couch with an adult who is found with his face pushed against the cushions of the couch.
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Hazardous Materials Definitions Asphyxiant gas means a gas which dilutes or replaces oxygen normally in the atmosphere. Associate Administrator means the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Atmospheric gases means air, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, krypton, neon and xenon.
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- Definition of hematopoietic: Chemical agent (such as carbon monoxide) which decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, thus causing death from asphyxiation (see asphyxiant). Dictionary Term of Day Articles Subjects Sign Up
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apoplectic adjective. Apoplectic is defined as the loss of the ability to speak as a result of being mad. An example of someone who is apoplectic is a parent whose teenager has blatantly ignored her rules and directions. The definition of apoplectic is the lack of consciousness or loss of body function as a consequence of hemorrhage or stroke.