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ischaemia

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ischaemia
Insufficient blood supply for the need of a part of the body, usually as a result of a disease of the blood vessels supplying that part. Note: also spelt ischemia.


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This causes a rise in compartmental pressures, leading to a 'second wave effect' including decreased blood flow, ischaemia, and further muscle and nerve damage (Saad 1997).
cardiac arrest and respiratory distress or arrest, or ischaemia from the breakage of small blood vessels in the brain) or those with longstanding psychiatric problems, may not respond well (Gloag, 1985).
 
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