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Positional(postural) asphyxia has been defined as asphyxia caused by unusual position of the body, leading to the inability toexpand the chest wall, which interferes with pulmonary ventilation, hence leading to respiratory failure. The diagnosis is usuallybased on circumstantial evidence in conjunction with excluding other significant underlying causes of death. In absence of thescene information, the diagnostic difficulties are evident because in the majority of such cases, the autopsy gives only negativeresults or reveals only slight signs of generic, nonspecific asphyxiation that are compatible with other, even natural, causes ofdeath. The characteristic distribution of postmortem hypostasis, and the stiffening of the body in that position were additionalconfirmatory evidence to that fact. The importance of this case report is attributed to the availability of hypostasis fixed in theundisturbed decedent that is extremely helpful in illustrating the cause and the manner of death. |
