Complications of choking, which often develop quickly (in as few as 4 minutes) and may cause death, include the following: 1  Brain damage (caused by reduced blood flow to the brain resulting in a lack of oxygen). 2  Collapsed lung (may occur when air flow through one of the bronchi is completely obstructed).
Smithfield, Illinois. Smithfield is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census. The village is named in honor of Dr. Joseph N. Smith.
Smithfield, Virginia. For the community in western Virginia, see Smithfield, Russell County, Virginia. For the plantation in western Virginia, see Smithfield (Blacksburg, Virginia). Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census.