
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation; a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing.===* Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. * There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characteriz...