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Oxygen Deprivation
Oxygen deprivation injurys can occur in and outside of the medical field. Provided below is a list of the most common causes for oxygen deprivation and a breif exlination of a situation where these grevious injuries can occur.
- Drowning- the result of an uncovered swimming pool.
- Asphyxiation caused by smoke inhalation- the result of a fire.
- Very low blood pressure- caused by loss of blood or improper use of anaesthesia.
- Strangling- can occur as a birth injury with the umbilical cord.
- Injuries during birth- no air way provided
- Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops pumping)- heart attacks
- Carbon monoxide poisoning- CO can build up in homes and is deadly
- High altitudes
- Choking- inhalation of foreign product.
- Compression of the trachea- trauma or blunt physical force
- Complications of general anasthesia- low blood pressure, allergic reaction
- Diseases that paralyze the respiratory muscles- Emphysema
Brain cells are extremely sensitive to oxygen deprivation. Some brain cells actually start dying just under five minutes after their oxygen supply is cut. As a result, oxygen deprivation can kill or cause severe brain damage rapidly.
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