Cot Bumpers Death
Most of the babies died from suffocation because their noses and mouths were covered by a bumper or got between a bumper and a crib mattress.
Cot bumpers death. New advice from doctors warns that babies can suffocate against be strangled or. Sudden infant death syndrome sids also known as cot death or crib death is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. It is the term used to describe the sudden death of a baby in its sleep where no cause or reason can be found. Between 1990 and 2016 there were 282 injuries and 107 baby deaths associated with crib bumpers.
Sids usually occurs during sleep. The study by washington university school of medicine published today 24 november 2015 in the journal of pediatrics found that 48 infant deaths from 1985 2012 were specifically attributed to cot bumpers. An additional 146 infants were involved in cot bumper incidents in which the babies nearly suffocated choked or were strangled. Lisascat wed 25 jan 12 120125.
A heartbroken mother has described the horrifying moment she discovered her nine month old baby dead in his cot after being tangled up in the beds bumper. The lullaby trust the safer sleep baby charity. Cot death is more properly known as sudden infant death syndrome sids. Parents are being urged not to use safety bumpers in their babies beds because they increase the risk of cot death.
Ways in which cot bumpers cause deathinjury 9 posts add message report. So far her post has been shared 20k times. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. Prestons death was caused by cot bumpers.
Lisa is keen to raise awareness of the dangers of cot bumpers and to prevent other parents going through the same harrowing experience.