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RESTRAINT ASPHYXIA [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory Tract
CONT

That is, asphyxiation occurs not as a result of position ("positional asphyxia"), but as a result of the actual restraint process ("restraint asphyxia").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Voies respiratoires
CONT

[...] lorsque le sujet est placé dans une position de contrainte susceptible d’entraver sa capacité de respirer (asphyxie provoquée par la contrainte) [...]

Spanish

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