Sentences with phrase «hair tourniquet»
"Hair tourniquet" refers to a situation when a strand or multiple strands of hair get wrapped tightly around a body part, such as a finger or toe, causing pain or discomfort. Full definition
Hair tourniquets occur when a baby gets a hair or thread wrapped around their toe.
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Hair tourniquet syndrome is almost certainly not going to happen to your child, but if it does, your baby will suffer less if you are aware of this condition.
Take a close look everywhere, even each finger and toe (sometimes hair can get wrapped around a baby's tiny digits and cause pain; this is known as a hair tourniquet).
All of this hair falling out may result in a hair tourniquet — your hair falls out and wraps around a toe, finger or other precious baby extremity so tightly that it cuts off circulation or causes an infection.
(Doctors call this painful situation a «hair tourniquet,» and it's one of the first things they look for if a baby seems to be crying for no reason.)
This is called a hair tourniquet, and it can be quite painful for your little one.