Suffocation Deaths Associated with Use of Infant Sleep Positioners -- United States, 1997-2011.

Autor: Lawrence, Brenda, Gantt, Gail, Samuels-Reid, Joy, Wagman, Victoria, Cummins, Susan, Wanna-Nakamura, Suad, Gilchrist, Julie
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Zdroj: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; 11/23/2012, Vol. 61 Issue 46, p933-937, 5p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: The article investigates characteristics of the 13 infant suffocation deaths associated with infant sleep positioner (ISP) use reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) during January 1997-March 2010. Of the 13 infants, four had recent respiratory symptoms and/or diagnoses of respiratory illness. ISPs were utilized to position nine infants on their sides. One infant was placed prone, while the position placement for two cases was unknown.
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