Sentences with phrase «related accidental suffocation»

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.

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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 usually be determined by autopsy alone.

However, such soft bedding can increase the potential of suffocation and rebreathing.54, 56,57,179, — , 181 Pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, and other soft surfaces are hazardous when placed under the infant62, 147,182, — , 187 or left loose in the infant's sleep area62, 65,184,185,188, — , 191 and can increase SIDS risk up to fivefold independent of sleep position.62, 147 Several reports have also described that in many SIDS cases, the heads of the infants, including some infants who slept supine, were covered by loose bedding.65, 186,187,191 It should be noted that the risk of SIDS increases 21-fold when the infant is placed prone with soft bedding.62 In addition, soft and loose bedding have both been associated with accidental suffocation deaths.149 The CPSC has reported that the majority of sleep - related infant deaths in its database are attributable to suffocation involving pillows, quilts, and extra bedding.192, 193 The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding.

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.

Bed - sharing, the unsafe practice in which parents sleep in the same bed as their babies, is associated with sleep - related deaths in infants, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.

Bed - sharing, the unsafe practice in which parents sleep in the same bed as their babies, is associated with sleep - related deaths in infants, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.

Accidents involving work related machinery, poisoning, falls, suffocation, choking, drowning, and fires generally are covered by an accidental death and dismemberment policy.