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This medical exhibit illustrates the mechanism of asphyxiation (suffocation) due to a blocked airway (trachea). The inflammation and hemorraging of the tracheal tissue surrounding a tracheal tube creates a mucus plug that blocks airway, resulting in a lack of oxygen to the lungs.
© 2012 Nucleus Medical Art/Doctor Stock
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