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This is a list of notable people who have died by choking. 405 BC: Sophocles (91), Diodorus Siculus claims Sophocles choked on a grape-seed in a cup of wine. [1] circa 200: Lucius Fabius Cilo, Pliny the Elder claims "Chilo" perished from choking on a single hair in a draught of milk. [2] 453: Attila the Hun (47), although cause of death is ...
Pages in category "Deaths from choking" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Although oxygen stored in the blood and lungs can keep a person alive for several minutes after breathing stops, [1] choking often leads to death. Around 4,500 to 5,000 choking-related deaths occur in the United States every year. [2] [3] Deaths from choking most often occur in the very young (children under three years old) and in the elderly ...
Choking Kappa Sigma pledges were told to swallow a quarter-pound piece of raw liver soaked in oil, without chewing. The meat lodged in Swanson's throat, and he began choking. The fraternity brothers did not tell police and ambulance workers about the hazing ritual, and instead attributed Swanson's respiratory distress to a "nervous spasm".
The thought of choking, especially when there's no one there to help, is terrifying. Unfortunately, that fear is not unfounded: choking is the cause of thousands of deaths per year. A new article ...
Deaths from choking (48 P) D. Deaths by smoke inhalation (41 P) Deaths by strangulation (3 C, 185 P) Deaths from hypoxia (1 C, 17 P) Deaths by drowning (7 C, 420 P) L.
Maples recovered from the infection but was diminished, her family says. She died Feb. 4, 2012, after choking to death from a mucus obstruction that clogged her airway, an autopsy concluded. Maples' family believes the Vitas’ drug regimen weakened her, and the health crisis she suffered while under the hospice's care damaged her already frail ...
Choking is a leading cause of death among children younger than 4, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Most incidents are associated with food, coins and toys.