chokings
Throat obstruction incidents
Chokings are instances of choking—the dangerous obstruction of airways or the failure to perform under pressure.
The word appears in medical contexts repeated chokings in infants and in sports commentary about athletes who falter at critical moments his playoff chokings became legendary.
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
coughing · wheezing · airway · blockage · obstruction · constriction · occlusion · lodged
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- breathlessnessDifficulty drawing air
struggling · flailing · clutching · terror · helplessness · gagging · retching · sputtering
Oppressively hot and close
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- smotheringDepriving of air
inhibition · censorship · throttling · stranglehold · squelching · muzzling · quashing · overwhelming
Eponymous lifesaver
- CPREmergency revival technique
- rescueSave from harm
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
911 · resuscitation · tracheotomy · intubation · life-saving · oxygen · ventilation · bystander
Source of potential harm
- childproofingSecuring hazards from toddlers
- safetyFreedom from harm
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- age-appropriateSuited to one's maturity
asphyxiation
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
gasping · coughing · wheezing · airway · blockage · obstruction · constriction · occlusion · lodged · dislodge
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- desperationUtter loss of hope
breathlessness · struggling · flailing · clutching · terror · helplessness · gagging · retching · sputtering · red-faced
stifling
Oppressively hot and close
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
smothering · inhibition · censorship · throttling · stranglehold · squelching · muzzling · quashing · overwhelming · emotional
Heimlich
Eponymous lifesaver
- CPREmergency revival technique
- rescueSave from harm
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · 911 · resuscitation · tracheotomy · intubation · life-saving · oxygen · ventilation · bystander · intervention
hazard
Source of potential harm
- childproofingSecuring hazards from toddlers
- safetyFreedom from harm
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
age-appropriate · grapes · hotdogs · nuts · popcorn · awareness · caution
chokingsopen airways
inhalations · exhalations · deep breaths · respirations · ventilations
- choking upBecoming too emotional to speak
- choking backSuppressing an emotional outburst
- choking hazardItem risking airway blockage
- choking downSwallowing with effort
- choking offBlocking passage completely
- choking outConstricting airway forcibly