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Cerebral Hypoxia Learning Center
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High altitude
- General Anesthesia
- Choking
- Drug Overdose
- Birth Trauma
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General anesthesia is the induction of a balanced state of unconsciousness, accompanied by the absence of pain sensation and the paralysis of skeletal muscle over the entire body. It is induced through the administration of anesthetic drugs and is...
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General anesthesia is medicine that puts you into a deep sleep so you do not feel pain during surgery. When you receive this medicine, you will not be aware of what is happening around you.
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General anesthesia is the induction of a balanced state of unconsciousness, accompanied by the absence of pain sensation and the paralysis of skeletal muscle over the entire body. It is induced through the administration of anesthetic drugs and is...
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General anesthesia is the induction of a state of unconsciousness with the absence of pain sensation over the entire body, through the administration of anesthetic drugs. It is used during certain medical and surgical procedures.
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Choking is a condition caused by inhalation of a foreign object that partially or fully blocks the airway.
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Choking is when someone can't breathe because food, a toy, or other object is blocking the airway (throat or windpipe.
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Blockage of the throat or windpipe by an object. Choking is a major cause of death for children under three, and is a hazard for older children as well. Young children explore the world with their mouths, and they will naturally put in their mouth...
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Choking is the inability to breathe because the trachea is blocked, constricted, or swollen shut.
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An overdose is when you take more than the normal or recommended amount of something, usually a drug. An overdose may result in serious, harmful symptoms or death. If you take too much of something on purpose, it is called an intentional or delibe...
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A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used.
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An overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than normally used or prescribed.
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A birth injury is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an impairment of the neonate's (a newborn; usually less than one-month old) body function or structure caused by adverse influences occurring at birth.
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