

Lou and his wife Avon live in the Missouri Ozarks, where they enjoy their family, golf, and the great outdoors. His only legitimate book report, although 3 months late, was Huckleberry Finn. To date he has written 7 books, which is 6 more than he was able to read while in school. One of the unique features of his work is that as a dyslexic child, he was considered either slow or lazy by most of his teachers. Upon retirement, he began assembling notes and scribbles into novels… the rest is history. He soon filled multiple binders and his distraction had become a passion. Taking up a felt tip pen and a loose leaf binder, he found something new, challenging, and exciting. Soon, some of those stories had grown to the point that they needed to be put on paper. To combat insomnia, he would often create stories in his mind to take the place of what was bothering him.

Deadlines, clients, and vendors were all sources of sleep depriving stress.

Louie Babcock has over five years experience working in emergency medicine, and is studying biology and health science at the University of Minnesota.Lou Bradshaw is a lifelong story teller, who spent most of his life as a commercial illustrator and graphic artist. Other parts of this series can be located by clicking the links below. Depending on the severity of the damage, surgery may be able to rebuild the larynx to the normal form.ĭeath can also happen if this move is maintained for a prolonged period of time. Permanent damage to the larynx can happen, causing permanent problems. The brain can be oxygen deprived for four to six minutes, before brain damage begins to occur. It can take up to two minutes for a person to pass out from lack of oxygen to the brain. This condition is known as Cerebral Hypoxia. The person caught in the hold will begin to black out, and lose consciousness. With the larynx compressed, it is not possible to get an adequate amount of oxygen to the lungs. The brain uses almost 20 percent of the oxygen that is taken into the lungs. At this point,the body needs more oxygen than normal to fuel the brain, and the rest of the body.

These hormones make up the "fight or flight" response.ĭuring fight or flight, the heart rate and respiratory rate increase. This inability to swallow, leads to a panic response.ĭuring a panic response, the adrenal glands begin to produce hormones. When full pressure is applied, it is almost impossible to swallow, allowing saliva to begin filling up the mouth. When pain is felt in the body, one of the first involuntary reactions is the swallow reflex. When the larynx is compressed between the pulling of the head forward, and the pushing of the leg upward, pain is the first thing felt.
