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Meanings of postural asphyxia in English
Spanish
asfixia posicional Inability to breathe due to body position or posture.
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Examples for "positional asphyxia"
Examples for "positional asphyxia"
1
He died of positional asphyxia at Rainsbrook STC in April 2004.
2
After an inquest lasting seven weeks, a jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing, citing " positional asphyxia".
3
In 16 of those cases, restraint was linked directly to the death, and four were classed as " positional asphyxia".
4
He was told: "If you can talk, you can breathe." He died from positional asphyxia, choking on his own vomit.
5
The risks of positional asphyxia have been well-known since the April 2004 restraint death of 15-year-old Gareth Myatt in the secure training centre at Rainsbrook.