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  2. Suicide bag - Wikipedia

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    While asphyxiation by helium can be detected at autopsy, there is currently no test that can detect asphyxiation by nitrogen. For this reason, nitrogen is commonly the preferred choice for people who do not want the cause of death established. [4] [5] [6] Suicide bags were first used during the 1990s. The method was mainly developed in North ...

  3. Immediately dangerous to life or health - Wikipedia

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    The OSHA definition is arguably broad enough to include oxygen-deficient circumstances in the absence of "airborne contaminants", as well as many other chemical, thermal, or pneumatic hazards to life or health (e.g., pure helium, super-cooled or super-heated air, hyperbaric or hypo-baric or submerged chambers, etc.).

  4. Helium - Wikipedia

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    Inhaling helium can be dangerous if done to excess, since helium is a simple asphyxiant and so displaces oxygen needed for normal respiration. [28] [186] Fatalities have been recorded, including a youth who suffocated in Vancouver in 2003 and two adults who suffocated in South Florida in 2006.

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

  6. Toxic heavy metal - Wikipedia

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    In the 17th and 18th centuries, people in Devon were afflicted by a condition referred to as Devon colic; this was discovered to be due to the imbibing of lead-contaminated cider. In 2013, the World Health Organization estimated that lead poisoning resulted in 143,000 deaths, and "contribute[d] to 600,000 new cases of children with intellectual ...

  7. Household hazards like gas stoves and cleaning products ...

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    The researchers also determined that people who use their stoves at home 110 days a year had exposure to nitrogen dioxide that exceeds the World Health Organization’s recommended 200 µg/m3 for ...

  8. Dangerous ultra-processed foods are linked to more than 30 ...

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    It’s raising concerns about their role in diet-related health outcomes such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, as our busy lifestyles may push us to reach for easy, quick, or low-cost ...

  9. Health risks from dead bodies - Wikipedia

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    The health risks of dead bodies are dangers related to the improper preparation and disposal of cadavers. While normal circumstances allow cadavers to be quickly embalmed , cremated , or buried ; natural and man-made disasters can quickly overwhelm and/or interrupt the established protocols for dealing with the dead.