Aptos cyclist dies in Santa Cruz accident.

A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.

On 11/7/2019 5:35 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Well, nearly right:
"A Coroner’s Office autopsy determined Bradfield’s cause of
death was positional asphyxia,"

although one might argue that 'positional' in this sense has
the same meaning as 'appositional' (that is, if it weren't
an abnormal position, he might still be breathing) the
latter doesn't seem to be a current medical term:

http://howmed.net/forensic/asphyxia-and-its-types/

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:48:36 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/7/2019 5:35 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Well, nearly right:
"A Coroner’s Office autopsy determined Bradfield’s cause of
death was positional asphyxia,"

although one might argue that 'positional' in this sense has
the same meaning as 'appositional' (that is, if it weren't
an abnormal position, he might still be breathing) the
latter doesn't seem to be a current medical term:

http://howmed.net/forensic/asphyxia-and-its-types/

But, according to my dictionary "appositional" has a specific mean,
that of being positioned closely or side by side, while positional
means "of or relating to or determined by position". How could a
single individual be appositional, i.e., positioned closely or side by
side?
--
cheers,

John B.

On 11/7/2019 6:47 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:48:36 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/7/2019 5:35 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Well, nearly right:
"A Coroner’s Office autopsy determined Bradfield’s cause of
death was positional asphyxia,"

although one might argue that 'positional' in this sense has
the same meaning as 'appositional' (that is, if it weren't
an abnormal position, he might still be breathing) the
latter doesn't seem to be a current medical term:

http://howmed.net/forensic/asphyxia-and-its-types/

But, according to my dictionary "appositional" has a specific mean,
that of being positioned closely or side by side, while positional
means "of or relating to or determined by position". How could a
single individual be appositional, i.e., positioned closely or side by
side?
--
cheers,

John B.


That used to be the descriptor for a broken neck.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:48:36 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/7/2019 5:35 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the
process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use
path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat
Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time
but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...yclist-killed-
identified-as-salinas-business-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia
instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Well, nearly right:
"A Coroner’s Office autopsy determined Bradfield’s cause of death was
positional asphyxia,"

Obstruction to the airway as opposed to severed spine stopping heart
signals?

On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 12:35:12 AM UTC+1, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Is this something to argue about?

Lou

On Friday, 8 November 2019 09:09:14 UTC-5, wrote:
On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 12:35:12 AM UTC+1, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Is this something to argue about?

Lou

Some people enjoy arguing about trivial things. Sometimes the trivial thing is simply a mistype.

Cheers

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 5:25:44 PM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 11/7/2019 6:47 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:48:36 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/7/2019 5:35 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:04:06 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich
wrote:

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:24:19 AM UTC-8, pH wrote:
A local cyclist ended up off the cliffs in Santa Cruz and died in the process.

I see cyclists hop the fence along the West Cliff Drive multi-use path to ride along trails closer to the ocean all the time.

So don't know if accident, suicide, etcetera. He owned Bobcat Bicycles in Salinas and I saw his work van down in Aptos all the time but never met the man.

Bummer.
pH in Aptos


https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20...usiness-owner/

Why do you suppose they used the medical term of appositional asphyxia instead of saying he broke his neck in the fall?

You are making things up again. The term "appositional asphyxia" was
not used in that news article.
--
cheers,

John B.


Well, nearly right:
"A Coroner’s Office autopsy determined Bradfield’s cause of
death was positional asphyxia,"

although one might argue that 'positional' in this sense has
the same meaning as 'appositional' (that is, if it weren't
an abnormal position, he might still be breathing) the
latter doesn't seem to be a current medical term:

http://howmed.net/forensic/asphyxia-and-its-types/

But, according to my dictionary "appositional" has a specific mean,
that of being positioned closely or side by side, while positional
means "of or relating to or determined by position". How could a
single individual be appositional, i.e., positioned closely or side by
side?
--
cheers,

John B.


That used to be the descriptor for a broken neck.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Indeed, it means he broke his neck, severed or damaged the spinal cord and had paralysis of the parts of the body below that. If you are aware of the mechanism it is an extremely ugly kind of death since it takes a minute or so to die from lack of oxygen. Saying "broken neck" is so much kinder to the reader.