Accidental positional asphyxia in a child

Positional asphyxia is a condition arising due to adoption of particular body position that mechanically interferes with pulmonary ventilation. The phenomenon hardly found any mention in Indian forensic medicine literature. The authors describes here a case pertaining to 3 years old child, who died due to positional asphyxia in his own house after being entrapped in the space between the bed and wall of the room. The case also highlights the preventive forensic medicine aspect of such incidents.