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Injury Asphyxation

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Acute compression of the thoracic cavity, causing increased intrathoracic pressure and the backflow of blood from the right atrium and superior vena cava into the brachiocephalic and jugular veins, with resulting stagnation of blood flow and subsequent localized blood-oxygen desaturation in the head and neck. [ ]

Term info

Label

Injury Asphyxation

Synonyms
  • Injury Asphyxation
Legacy Concept Name

Injury_Asphyxation

Preferred Name

Injury Asphyxation

Semantic Type

Finding

UMLS CUI

C0948352

code

C35663

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