Positional asphyxia

Positional asphyxia occurs when someone's position prevents them from breathing adequately.

• Positional asphyxia is a potential danger of many restraint techniques, and of some sexual bondage techniques.
• People may die from positional asphyxia as a consequence of another accident.
• Small children under two are particularly at risk from positional asphyxia.

External links

• http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/1996/may966.txt
• http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr01/bedrail.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/in-house/full8723.html