asphyxia
窒息
definition
noun
They were transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit with a presumptive diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia .
a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.
translation of 'asphyxia'
noun
窒息,
昏厥
example
In the United States and more developed regions of the world, trained health care professionals can rapidly take steps to treat 'asphyxia' .
About one case will be associated with genuine perinatal 'asphyxia' .
Until recently, it was widely believed that 'asphyxia' (lack of oxygen) during a difficult delivery was the cause of most cases of cerebral palsy.
Perinatal 'asphyxia' is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period.
The most serious acute consequence of inhalant abuse is death, which usually occurs secondary to aspiration, accidental trauma, or 'asphyxia' .
Similarly, many instances of intrapartum 'asphyxia' resulting in stillbirth were of babies who were already growth restricted.
An autopsy indicated the man died from blunt force injuries and 'asphyxia' .
The cause of death was 'asphyxia' and blunt force injuries.
The remaining cases included 'asphyxia' , aspiration, sepsis, and unknown cause.
The cause of death was 'asphyxia' and a blood alcohol level showed he was just over the legal drink drive limit.
While 'asphyxia' during delivery still causes some fetal deaths, it is not a common cause of these losses.
No concurrent or contributory cause of the brain damage is established, the only candidate apart from birth 'asphyxia' being some prenatal pathology.
The patient had a history of perinatal 'asphyxia' .
In old times it used to be given as an injection for such conditions as cerebral concussion and 'asphyxia' from drowning.
It lists these as birth 'asphyxia' , birth trauma and low birth weight - the conditions that arise in the perinatal period.
Substantial increases were noted for deaths due to 'asphyxia' , sudden infant death syndrome, infection, and external causes.
The final death certificate that came from the Pentagon some time later said it was death by 'asphyxia' and is being investigated as a homicide.
They were transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit with a presumptive diagnosis of perinatal 'asphyxia' .
A post-mortem examination established the cause of death was 'asphyxia' .
These babies are malnourished and are prone to 'asphyxia' before and during labour.
He agrees this was an 'asphyxial' death, and the prosecution submits this was by neck compression.
He said the haemorrhages also raised concern: ‘They are usually associated with such things as strangular and 'asphyxial' causes of death.’
The fire brigade established the gas was an 'asphyxiant' , which takes oxygen out of the air, but is not a fire risk.
Hydrogen sulfide is highly toxic and can be rapidly fatal, inasmuch as it acts as both an irritant and an 'asphyxiant' .
The bleeding may have been the result of ‘some sort of 'asphyxial' process such as compression or obstruction of the neck or air passage’, he suggested.
Although hydrogen is odorless and nontoxic, it is classified as a simple 'asphyxiant' .
As well as the nuisance factor of smells from H 2 S and organic compounds, there is the safety aspect: landfill gas is an 'asphyxiant' , and is explosively flammable when mixed with air.
The authors believe that sofa sharing may cause 'asphyxial' suffocation.
In spite of these considerations it is critical to note that 'asphyxial' insults in the perinatal period do not account for the majority of infants with brain injury in early childhood.
The author has done justice to the chapters covering specific poisons such as corrosive poison, irritant poisons, neurotoxic poisons, cardiovascular poisons and 'asphyxiants' .
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