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"Strangulation here takes on a specific definition: the pressing down on the carotid arteries, the two that are on each side of the neck. People think this cutting off blood flow to the brain is a better method, as it avoids the possible crushing of the windpipe, but in fact this is worse. Number one, it?s impossible to tell when someone is about to go unconscious, and number two, as little as five seconds of strangulation has caused death, because a message is sent by the brain to the heart telling it to slow down. Occasionally it can slow to a zero rate, and quickly cause death."
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