Subconjunctival hemorrhages in infants may be associated with scurvy ( a vitamin C deficiency ), abuse or traumatic asphyxia syndrome.
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The Connecticut medical examiner's autopsy found that Le's death was due to " traumatic asphyxia due to neck compression ".
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Mud moved into open wounds and other open body parts the eyes, ears, and mouth and placed pressure capable of inducing traumatic asphyxia in one or two minutes upon people buried in it.
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"' Traumatic asphyxia "', or "'Perthe's syndrome "', is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.