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Apnea is a sleep disorder that causes a person to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. Depending on the severity, a person can stop breathing five to 50 times ... Obstructive apnea is the most common and occurs when air stops flowing in the nose and mouth because there has been a collapse in the upper airway.
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A "sucking" chest wound allows air to enter the person's chest cavity with each breath. This can cause a collapsed lung. Bandage the wound with plastic wrap, a plastic bag, or gauze pads covered with petroleum jelly, sealing it except for one corner. ... Difficulty breathing has many potential causes. Some of the most...
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pressing up to breathe caused even further pain as the person would gasp for air to keep from suffocating. If necessary, their legs would be broken to prevent further attempts of getting air, and the person would eventually pass out and die.
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timmybrister.com/2008/03/06/the-cross-isnt-sexy-a-dying...
timmybrister.com/2008/03/06/the-cross-isnt-sexy-a-dying-mans-confession/
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Basically, it is a form of sleep deprivation caused when the airflow is disturbed during sleep. This causes the person to wake up and gasp for air. It can be a scary situation if you do not understand why it is happening.
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A medical disorder that causes a person to stop breathing for periods of time during sleep. Sleep apnea can be caused by airway blockages or brain signal problems. Those with sleep apnea may stop breathing dozens ... This causes the person to gasp for air, interrupting the normal sleep cycle and often preventing deep sleep.
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www.sturdymemorial.org/serv_sleeplab_apnea.html
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Finally, you can breathe in the contents of your stomach, eg following vomiting, which causes chemical pneumonia and may bring micro-organisms into the lungs. ... Breathing is typically fast and shallow. The infected person may gasp for air and may even go bluish around the lips and nails due to the lack of air (cyanosis).
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www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/pneumonia.htm
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The Clean Air Act remains (as of now) more or less intact, ... The Board will include a variety of posts that give background to the day's editorials, cover other major topics of the day, or provide a first-person take on an aspect of politics or society that we might not address in the editorial line-up.
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theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/dick-cheneys-last...
theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/dick-cheneys-last-gasp-fight-against-clean-air/
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It expressed its disappointment that the Maltese authorities were trailing behind in their European Union commitments regarding environmental matters and that they intended to request an extension in meeting the EU limits on air pollution matters until June 2011.
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www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090903/local/sliem...
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090903/local/sliema-residents-gasp-for-clean-air
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It is odorless, colorless and tasteless and is 53% heavier than air; thus, it also settles into low spots. It is not toxic, but it displaces the air, lowers the oxygen level and causes a person to gasp for air and become asphyxiated (death from a lack of oxygen).
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