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Strangulation is defined as a form of asphyxia, lack of oxygen, characterized by closure of the blood vessels and/or air passages as a result of external pressure on the neck.
It is indisputable that at age 26, Terri Schindler Schiavo sustained brain damage as the result of a suspicious incident at her Florida home which occurred sometime during the evening of Feb. 24, 1990, or the early morning hours of Feb. 25, 1990, which resulted in the deprivation of oxygen to her brain for four to six minutes.
In a manual entitled "Emergency Care for Choke Holds", John Boulay of Quebec, Canada, explains the physiology of choking. The amount of pressure directed to the superior carotid triangle of the neck and needed to render an adult unconscious is no more than 300 mm Hg. A proper performed choke, stated in general terms, requires no great amount of strength. Boulay's revised article was published in "Coaching Review" Ottawa, Ontario,
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