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In some instances, an impending respiratory arrest could be predetermined by signs the patient is showing, such as the increased work of breathing. Respiratory arrest will ensue once the patient depletes their oxygen reserves and loses the effort to breathe. Respiratory arrest should be distinguished from respiratory failure.
Person passed out on a sidewalk in New York City, 2008. In jurisprudence, unconsciousness may entitle the criminal defendant to the defense of automatism, i.e. a state without control of one's own actions, an excusing condition that allows a defendant to argue that they should not be held criminally liable for their actions or omissions.
Near-death experience, type of experience registered by people in a state of coma. Persistent vegetative state (vegetative coma), deep coma without detectable awareness. Damage to the cortex, with an intact brainstem. Process Oriented Coma Work, for an approach to working with residual consciousness in comatose patients.
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Carotid sinus reflex death is sometimes considered a mechanism of death in cases of strangulation, but it remains highly disputed. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The reported time from application to unconsciousness varies from 7-14 seconds if effectively applied [ 10 ] to one minute in other cases, with death occurring minutes after unconsciousness.
Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.
A US weather presenter joked that everyone in a Texas city “was dead” as his screen malfunctioned. Pete Delkus gave an impromptu response after a typo appeared on a heat index figure for McKinney.