Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.