Suffocating-choking

Erstickung,/. suffocation choking asphyxia, erstklassig, a. first-class, first-rate, eistlich, a. adv. first. 

Death— sudden sniffing deaths, suicide, cardiac arrest, suffocation, choking, respiratory arrest, injuries... 

Stick-dampf, -dunst, m. choke damp suffocating vapor, -dioiyd, n. nitrogen dioxide. 

Chlorine is a pungent suffocating gas, exposure to which can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat burning of mouth coughing choking nausea, vomiting dizziness and respiratory distress. Exposure to 15—20 ppm of chlorine in air can cause irritation and coughing. A 30 minute exposure to... 

I looked around me in amazement. I had never seen rooms, cupboards, passages, and corridors, so choked, so suffocated with books. Treble rows were here, double rows were there. Hundreds of slim quartos— several upon each other—were longitudinally placed over thin and stunted duodecimos, reaching from one extremity of a shelf to another. Up to the very ceiling the piles of volumes extended while the floor was strewn with them, in loose and numerous heaps. When I looked on all this, and thought what might be at [his other homes] it was difficult to describe my emotions. ... 

Baker SP and Fisher RS (1980) Childhood asphyxiation by choking or suffocation. Journal of the American Medical Association 244 1343-1346. 

Inhalation of Gases Pungent gases like chlorine, sulphur dioxide, bromine vapours etc. When inhaled in large quantities often choke the throat and cause suffocation. 

Inhalation of Gases Pungent gases like chlorine, sulphur dioxide, bromine vapours etc. When inhaled in large quantities often choke the throat and cause suffocation. In such a case remove the victim to the open air and loosen the clothing at the neck. The patient should inhale dilute vapours of ammonia or gargle with sodium bicarbonate solution. 

The odor is very diffusive and penetrating, suffocating, with choking effect upon the respiratory system. At extreme dilutions an odor of roasted coffee appears (Arctander, 1967). It is described as fruity by GC-olfactometry (Semmelroch and Grosch, 1995). The flavor is fresh, green, aggressive (Chemisis, 1995). 

Exposure to sulfur dioxide can cause severe irritation of the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory system. The effects are coughing, choking, or suffocation bronchoconstriction and skin bum. A 10-minute exposure to 1000 ppm can be fatal to humans. 

ANGINA Any of a group of diseases characterized by spasmodic, choking, or suffocating pain. Usually associated with cardiac ischemia (insufficient blood supply to the heart). 

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