Sentences with asphyxiation
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A a - Noxious fumes such as methane can cause rapid asphyxiation and death.After 15 or so seconds, the lack of oxygen causes unconsciousness which eventually leads to death by asphyxiation.Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
- In bushfires, radiant heat, dehydration and asphyxiation are the main killers.
- The hazards include fumes, ignitions, asphyxiation, burns, water contamination, soil contamination and fire.
- Self- asphyxiation, it seems, has become a popular adolescent pastime.