The phrase "avoid suffocation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is advising or instructing someone to take precautions against suffocation, such as in safety guidelines or health-related discussions.
Example: "When using plastic bags, always ensure to avoid suffocation by keeping them away from children's reach."
Alternatives: "prevent choking" or "steer clear of asphyxiation".
The Judge suggested she do something outside th home to avoid suffocation.
At least eight people, including one 17-year-old, jumped to their deaths to avoid suffocation.
When I was young, it was illegal to even be in a bar, so if rain stopped play in the beer garden or there was no murky games room you could be shut in, it wasn't unusual to be left in the car with a packet of crisps and the window wound down a little to avoid suffocation, while dad sank a pint.
"Only with destruction is anything else free to grow, destroy heather, avoid suffocation.
Within seconds, however, the garage was filled with smoke so dense, he said, "I had to belly crawl out of there to avoid suffocation".
This helps to maintain contact with air and avoid suffocation by total submergence.
Barely avoiding suffocation, Mr. Kelley made his way to a telephone to call Ms. White and report that he thought Mr. Mawn had not survived.
He goes on to identify a crop of new, local bands that mean something to himself and the generation that he clearly identifies with: the Whip, the Tigerpicks, Daggers and the Ting Tings, for example - all makers of fizzy indie-electro-pop that somehow have avoided suffocation in their hometown's stifling, history-steeped scene.
As he observed the crater, Beebe realized that the air surrounding it was filled with noxious gases, and narrowly avoided suffocation before staggering away from it.
It's easy to avoid becoming a suffocation victim, by simply heeding those warnings on plastic bags: Do not put this bag over your head.
If you can get more than 2 fingers in the gap, the mattress is too small and must be replaced to avoid risk of suffocation from the baby getting trapped.
