It Is Important That,as an EMS Provider,you Avoid Creating a Situation

question 41

Multiple Choice

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?

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

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