Two principal hazards exist in dealing with inert gases: asphyxiation and pressure. 涉及惰性气体时存在两个主要的危险:窒息和压力。
Adequate ventilation will help reduce the possible formation of flammable mixtures in the event of a hydrogen leak and will also eliminate the potential hazard of asphyxiation. 充分通风有助于在氢泄漏的情况下减少可燃混合物形成的机会,同时还排除了潜在的窒息的危险。
asphyxiation
[ noun ]
the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
<noun.state> asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
killing by depriving of oxygen
<noun.act>
Asphyxiation \As*phyx`i*a"tion\, n. The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.
They said many had died of asphyxiation, apparently caught unaware in their homes.
Three people jumped to their deaths in desperation and 21 others died from burns or asphyxiation.
The correspondents reported that many people had died of asphyxiation in their homes.
Autopsies on Friday revealed the victims died of asphyxiation, said Dr. Gustavo Salazar, chief coroner's pathologist.
Others said it could be an accidental asphyxiation or poisoning.
One child died of asphyxiation after the plastic nose from one of the bears became lodged in her larynx, the commission reported.
The U.S. Bureau of Mines said an underground fire apparently started when timbers and debris ignited spontaneously. The 91 miners died of asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning.