Cardiac Arrest and Strangling

[Ikkonoishi]

I really don't understand why choking someone out doesn't follow the same losebreath rules as being in an airless environment.

You're out in space, and it takes about a full minute for your to finally lose consciousness, but if you quick-choke someone, they black out instantaneously. Now, I know some people can get a pretty damn tight grip, but it's never going to compare to a zero oxygen environment.

Why not just make it so an aggressive grip accumulates losebreath?

Choking doesn't just cut off your air supply. It cuts off the blood going to your brain.