traumatic asphyxia

asphyxia /as·phyx·ia/ (as-fik´se-ah) pathological changes caused by lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in hypoxia and hypercapnia.asphyx´ial

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fetal asphyxia  asphyxia in utero due to hypoxia.

asphyxia neonato´rum  respiratory failure in the newborn; see also respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, under syndrome.

traumatic asphyxia  that due to sudden or severe compression of the thorax or upper abdomen, or both.

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traumatic asphyxia

n.

Asphyxia produced by a sudden increase in venous pressure, common in those who have been hanged and occurring occasionally in crush injuries.