What Is Positional Asphyxia?
Positional Asphyxia, Also Known as Postural Asphyxia, Is a Form of Asphyxia Which Occurs When Someone's Position Prevents the Person from Breathing Adequately...
Positional asphyxia, also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone's position prevents the person from breathing adequately. Positional asphyxia also may be a result of the policing technique known as "prone restraint", used by police, corrections, military, or health care staff.
What causes positional asphyxia?
Positional asphyxia is caused by insufficient pulmonary ventilation (or a combination of hemodynamic and respiratory dysfunctions), invoked by the effect of an abnormal and compromised body position.
What happens when positional asphyxia?
Positional Asphyxia (restraint asphyxia) can be defined as obstruction of breathing as a result of restraint technique. It occurs when the position of a person's body interferes with their ability to breath. ... Any body position that interferes with breathing can cause death.
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