Asphyxia due to abnormal posture

Orthostatic suffocation refers to the death of asphyxia caused by the body being restricted to a certain abnormal position for a long time, which prevents breathing movement and venous return. Asphyxia: As the body ’s breathing process is blocked or abnormal for some reason, the pathological state of tissue and cell metabolism disorders, functional disorders and morphological structure damage caused by hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention caused by the lack of oxygen in various organs and tissues in the body is called asphyxia.

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