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? Question content area bottom Part 1 A. Positional asphyxia is the name for the position someone assumes after she has been hit with a taser. B. Positional asphyxia is inadequate breathing or respiratory arrest caused by a body position that restricts breathing. C. Positional asphyxia is the position the person is seated in when you approach him. D. Positional asphyxia is a birth defect that causes psychiatric issues and is initiated because of the way the fetus was positioned in the uterus.
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