Positional Asphyxia Due To Accident or Illness
Positional asphyxia may also occur as a result of accident or illness. Olympic track athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner and ex-Major League Baseball player John Marzano both died due to positional asphyxia, the former following an epileptic seizure and the latter following a fall down a flight of stairs.
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