A person incapacitated by drug, disease, alcohol, etc lie with the upper poion of body lower than rest of the body causes
Traumatic asphyxia
Postural asphyxia
Sexual asphyxia
Burking
Postural asphyxia The condition where a person incapacitated by drug, diseases or alcohol, etc lie with the upper poion of the body lower than rest of the body pas. The common example is a drunk who slides out of bed so that his head and adjoining areas hang down from edge and the remaining body is resting at a upper level. Ref: TEXTBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY KRISHNAN VIJ FIFTH EDITION PAGE 119
Asphyxia