This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Asphyxia, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
[{'content': 'Death caused by exclusion of air from the lungs by means other than compression at neck and drowning. \nSelect and explain. \nA. Suffocation, B. Strangulation, C. Traumatic asphyxia, D. Sexual asphyxia', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: A \nExplanation: Suffocation literally means to die as a result of not being able to breath or to have difficulty in breathing. Deprivation of oxygen can be by one of the following ways. By lack of oxygen in the atmosphere, so called environmental suffocation. From obstruction of air passages by means other than Compression of neck and drowning Red: TEXTBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY KRISHNAN VIJ FIFTH EDITION PAGE 112', 'role': 'assistant'}]