What do asphyxiation and strangulation mean?
ON October 12, 2021, nearly a month after the death of Gabby Petito, her autopsy revealed that she died from strangulation.
The 22-year-old after her fiancé returned home without her during a cross-country road trip.
What do asphyxiation and strangulation mean?
Asphyxiation is "the state or process of being deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death; suffocation," according to the dictionary.
An example of asphyxia is choking.
Asphyxiation can be a result of strangulation, which is characterized by a compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death.
However, strangulation does not always lead to death.
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The three types of strangulation are:
- Hanging: Suspension from a cord wound around the neck
- Ligature strangulation: Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object called a garrote
- Manual strangulation: Strangulation using the fingers or other extremity
What happened to Gabby Petito?
After being reported missing since September 11, 2021, , where she had been camping with her fiancé when she disappeared.
On September 21, 2021, the Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue .
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