Death by Asphyxiation Horror (Horror Picture)

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Asphyxia (from Greek a-, “without” and σφυγμός (sphygmos), “pulse, heartbeat”) is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs.

A common form of asphyxiation is from entering a low oxygen atmosphere or an inert atmosphere - such as a food oil tanks, that have a covering blanket of nitrogen or argon to shield the oil from atmospheric oxygen, thus preventing rancidity. Read more …

Carradine Death May Be Linked to Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation

Speculation continues to swirl around the death of actor David Carradine.

Early police statements pegged the 72-year-old’s death Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand as a suspected suicide.

But a Thai forensic scientist said Friday that Carradine may have died attempting a sex act known as auto-erotic asphyxiation, while a rep for the actor told TMZ that the family was told by Thai authorities th More..at Carradine’s hands were tied behind his back, and so suspect foul play.

The “Kill Bill” star’s body was discovered Thursday in his luxury suite at Bangkok’s Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Police Lt. Gen. Worapong Chewprecha told reporters that Carradine was found with a rope “tied around his penis and another rope around his neck.”

“The two ropes were tied together,” he said. “It is unclear whether he committed suicide or not or he died of suffocation or heart failure due to an orgasm.”