Skip to navigation menu Skip to content. High Priority Alert. Close alert. Informational Alert. Breath-holding Spell. Is this your child's symptom? A spell that involves holding the breath, then turning blue and passing out Breath-holding spells were diagnosed by your child's doctor Symptoms of a Breath-Holding Spell An upsetting event happens right before the spell.
A common trigger is being angry about parents setting limits temper tantrums. Another is getting scared. Some spells are triggered by a sudden injury, such as falling down. The child gives out 1 or 2 long cries Then holds his breath until the lips and face become bluish Then passes out and falls to the floor Then often becomes stiff.
May also have a few muscle jerks. Normal breathing starts again in less than 1 minute. Becomes fully alert in less than 2 minutes. Only happens when child is awake, never when asleep Cause A reflex response to strong feelings.
This reflex allows some children to hold their breath long enough to pass out. Spells do not happen on purpose.
Learn more. Asked 6 years, 10 months ago. Active 6 years, 10 months ago. Viewed 10k times. Improve this question. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Ninety-one one. This question appears to be off-topic because it is too localized. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Closest I can come are various "history of " websites like this one : Dr. Improve this answer. Lynn Lynn David Ravetti David Ravetti 1 1 silver badge 4 4 bronze badges.
I like the mention of chunking though I'm unsure if there is a difference in terminology between simply grouping numbers spatially, and changing pronunciation as is meant here , and think it's worth combining this concept with the mention of children's conceptual abilities in Lynn's answer. Chunking adds a layer of abstraction between the information sequence of digits and the words spoken, which a young child may not have adequate experience to relate the two forms.
In the emergency line context, clear understanding is vital, where in other contexts it may not be. AnthonyBurleigh Not a psychologist, but marrying one: chunking definitely seems to be used for any strategy that groups pieces of data together in a single unit to aid memorization and facilitate thought about the chunks.
It's a pretty broad, high-level term that can cover a lot of specific strategies, it seems to me. What are these "keys"? You stick your finger into the hole and turn the dial. Can you really trademark numbers? I can't link to the result page, but Boeing has a trademark on "" www. Also, keep in mind trademarks, patents, and copyrights are all separate. French trademark, not US. Not even a number.
A whole class of numbers. TimLymington There are certainly places where you can't trademark numbers, as that's why Intel's processor line went , , , , , Pentium. They started using a name to force clone makers to use a different name. Show 1 more comment.
Peter Peter 11 1 1 bronze badge. This isn't always the case in the UK. In the US, for other than "eight hundred" numbers, it is normal to "spell out" phone numbers, a digit at a time. If you ask someone their number, they are extremely unlikely to say "five million, two hundred and eighty-three thousand, six hundred and fifty two", but rather will say "five two eight, three six five two".
Jon Hanna Jon Hanna Therkel Therkel 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 8 8 bronze badges. Is there any truth to the following line from Married with Children: "In which case, call or as they say in Wanker County, Nine hundred and eleven. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Linked 2.
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