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Is. >> that causes the patekia. >> there's something called the -- there's a gap here. can you explain this? >> that bone is above your thyroid cartilage and attached to the base of the tongue. as we get older, you can see the gap here. this bone fuses and becomes one, just like his hair and smooth and complete. >> this is a natural gap. not a sort of fracture. >> exactly. as we age, between 38 and 53, this will fuse. usually use this to identify how old a person is. with mr. garner here, still 43, was infused. this makes it less likely to break. you can imagine any outward pressure on the bon...

Not only do you run the risk of breaking the thyroid cartilage. but you are blocking arterial flow off to the brain. you are obstructing venous return back to the heart, and you are pressing on the nerves that come down, one on each side, the vegas nerve, tenth cranial nerve from the brain, enter the chest cavity and control cardiac, respiratory function. that lead to a diminution of respiratory activity, cardiac arrhythmia, and results in death. so you have a man who its pleading that he can't breathe. keep this also in mind. unlike position on asphyxiation, not to excuse that also kind of ba...