Choking
"Choking" in German
Erdrosseln
(act of strangulation to death)
Ersticken
(obstruction of the flow of air into the lungs)
Erstickung
(obstruction of the flow of air into the lungs)
Erwürgen
(act of strangulation to death)
Röcheln
(act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe)
Strangulation
(act of strangulation by hands or means, except hanging)
Würgen
(act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe)
Würgen
(act of strangulation by hands or means, except hanging)
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