It is important that, as an EMS provider, you avoid creating a situation where positional asphyxia could occur. Which of the following is positional asphyxia?
a. Positional asphyxia is the position the person is seated in when you approach him.
b. Positional asphyxia is a birth defect that causes psychiatric issues and is initiated because of the way the fetus was positioned in the uterus.
c. Positional asphyxia is inadequate breathing or respiratory arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing.
d. Positional asphyxia is the name for the position someone assumes after she has been hit with a taser.
Answer: c. Positional asphyxia is inadequate breathing or respiratory arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing.