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SUFFOCATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
DEF

Interference with the entrance of air into the lungs and resultant asphyxiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
CONT

Suffocation. C'est une respiration difficile (l'enfant fait des efforts pour trouver son souffle) et bruyante; parfois les lèvres sont bleues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
  • Buceo (Deportes)
CONT

[...] la Real Academia de la Lengua española, define el término sofocar como: ahogar, impedir la respiración. La sofocación en el buceo es un riesgo que se encuentra constantemente presente [...] las consecuencias que puede tener la sofocación varían [...] Las más importantes son las siguientes: Hipercapnia [...] Pánico [...] Bloqueo de la respiración [...] Respiración superficial jadeante y desordenada [...]

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