"Accidental suffocation" means that someone unintentionally struggled to breathe and died because something blocked their airway.
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A brilliant and safe way to do this, and also prevent any chance of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is to go for a crib, cot or bassinet that attaches to the bed, so that your baby is at arm's reach from you at all times, but there is no chance
of accidental suffocation as there is when you allow your baby to sleep in bed with you.
MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News)-- Even while the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the United States has declined, the rate of infant deaths
from accidental suffocation in bed has quadrupled, a new study reports.
• Western beds may include pillows, loose bedding, heavy blankets, duvets, or soft mattresses — all hazards
for accidental suffocation, re-breathing asphyxia, and SIDS.
«The important point,» McKenna emphasizes, «is that it was
not accidental suffocation that induced such laws but purposeful suffocation.»
That because too much bedding, or the wrong kind of bedding, can
cause accidental suffocation and overheating, which are believed to be a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
Twenty - four percent of the cases were categorized as a sleep - related cause of infant death, which
includes accidental suffocation by bedding — when a baby gets trapped between two objects — or strangulation.
These recommendations are warranted: According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control),
accidental suffocation accounts for nearly 1,000 infant deaths every year.
McKenna
says accidental suffocation is extremely unlikely, except in cases where a mother is desensitized from taking drugs or alcohol, or where a mattress is too soft or the bed is falling apart.
Less infants die from all other top ten causes of accidental injury death combined than from sleep -
related accidental suffocation, sleep - deprived mothers driving with their babies in the car off the cliff included.
The risk factors and causes of SUDEP remain unclear but researchers have proposed explanations ranging from irregular heart rhythm to genetic predisposition to
accidental suffocation during sleep.
The safest way to sleep with your baby is for parents to «share their room, not their bed, as «room sharing without bed sharing may reduce the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 % and helps
prevent accidental suffocation.»
It maximizes the breastfeeding and soothing benefits and minimizes risk
of accidental suffocation and hazards associated with actual bed sharing.
The study looked at infant death rates between the years of 1984 and 2004 and found that deaths classified
as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed (ASSB) increased four-fold over this time period.
US infant mortality trends attributable to
accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed from 1984 through 2004: Are rates increasing?
It can lead to
accidental suffocation, strangulation, and entrapment.
From SIDS, respiratory infections,
accidental suffocation, to undetected physical problems many more than four babies die each day.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and safe sleep experts advise moms that, to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or
accidental suffocation, infants under 12 months of age should room share, but should always sleep in their own, separate sleep area.
Of the three common causes — SIDS, unknown cause, and
accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed — the first one caused the most number of deaths at 43 percent.
One enduring fear about co-sleeping is that
accidental suffocation can result from a parent rolling over onto an infant.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2016 updated document on safe sleep indicates that «approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep - related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome, ill - defined deaths and
accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed» (Moon).
The AAP doesn't recommend sharing a bed with your baby because it's associated with a higher risk of SIDS and
accidental suffocation, strangulation, or entrapment.
In this way there is reduced the risk of the infant death syndrome called cot death or SIDS that can happen because of
the accidental suffocation when parents put a baby to sleep with them in the same bed.
In this way there is reduced the risk of the infant death syndrome called cot death or SIDS that can happen because of
the accidental suffocation when parents...
Recently there have been growing concerns regarding children having stuffed animals or blankets in the crib with them for fear of
accidental suffocation.
Being pressed against mom or dad for long periods of time can affect their breathing and increase the risk of
accidental suffocation.
But the American Academy of Pediatrics advises against crib - sharing, saying there is added risk of overheating,
accidental suffocation, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
According to Dr. Cheryl Cipriani, an associate professor of pediatrics at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Scott & White hospital, as people have gotten better at identifying causes of death, some deaths that once were simply unexplained might now be attributed to
accidental suffocation or strangulation rather than SIDS.
Another cause of sleep - related deaths in babies is
accidental suffocation.
«Unknown» and «
accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed» contributes to the remaining causes.
About 1,600 or nearly half of these deaths were due to SIDS and another 900 were due to
accidental suffocation.
Babies under twelve months, and especially during their first five months, are at risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) which can result from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),
accidental suffocation or unknown causes.
Removing some of the added risks that can go along with bedsharing (such as heavy blankets, other children, exposure to second - hand smoke etc.) will reduce the risk of SIDS and
accidental suffocation.
At least 3500 annual infant deaths in the US have been attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (ICD - 10 R95), ill - defined deaths (ICD - 10 R99), and
accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed (ICD - 10 W75).
In the last month, five babies have died in Travis County, Texas from
accidental suffocation.
The distinction between SIDS and other SUIDs, particularly those that occur during an observed or unobserved sleep period (sleep - related infant deaths), such as
accidental suffocation, is challenging and can not be determined by autopsy alone.