Editing Positional asphyxia (section)

==Accident or illness==

Positional asphyxia may also occur as a result of accident or illness, according to a 2008 article in the ''[[Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.01.001| issn = 1752-928X| volume = 15| issue = 7| pages = 415–419| last1 = Byard| first1 = Roger W.| last2 = Wick| first2 = Regula| last3 = Gilbert| first3 = John D.| title = Conditions and circumstances predisposing to death from positional asphyxia in adults| journal = Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine| date = October 2008| pmid = 18761306 }}</ref> This can include bed rail strangulation.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Cold Spring nursing home cited after resident's bed-rail asphyxiation – Twin Cities| date = 23 July 2013| accessdate = 2020-06-08| url = https://www.twincities.com/2013/07/23/cold-spring-nursing-home-cited-after-residents-bed-rail-asphyxiation/}}</ref>

A 2008 ''EMBO Reports'' article on [[sudden infant death syndrome]], said that the number of diagnoses of 'accidental suffocation', 'wedging' or 'positional asphyxia' had increased."<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1038/sj.embor.7401163| issn = 1469-221X| volume = 9| issue = 2| pages = 114–118| last = Thach| first = Bradley| title = Tragic and sudden death. Potential and proven mechanisms causing sudden infant death syndrome| journal =EMBO Reports| date = February 2008| pmid = 18246101| pmc = 2246416}}</ref>

Olympic track athlete [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/12/04/cov_04newsa/|title=The uneasy death Of Florence Griffith Joyner |magazine=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]]|first=Kristina Rebelo |last=Anderson}}</ref> and ex-Major League Baseball player [[John Marzano]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/sports/20080718_Medical_examiner_says_a_fall_killed_John_Marzano.html |title=Medical examiner says a fall killed John Marzano |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 18, 2008 }}</ref> both died due to positional asphyxia, the former following an epileptic seizure and the latter following a fall down a flight of stairs.