
If the cause of death is accurate, this was VERY preventable..
In this country we carelessly use the phrase "swallowed his tongue", and it does a shit job describing what happens.
We do NOT (and cannot) swallow our tongues, it's a muscle that, when relaxed, just moves backwards, and blocks the airway, this can happen when we are unconscious and there is a VERY VERY simple "fix" for this, you just lay the person on their side (and placing their limbs a certain way), this is called the Recovery position, and every PE instructor should know it...
Why hasn't this procedure taken place? Does anyone know any additional details about the kid's passing?