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15985296

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
A low-income mother is accused of child abuse after co-sleeping with, and then waking to find her 13-month-old daughter entangled and apparently strangling in the mother's hair. The baby was initially unconscious and cyanotic; revived by the time the parents reached the ER, clinical examination revealed a ligature mark on the neck and petechiae on the face. In a pro bono effort, her attorney teamed with RAM Consulting as an expert witness. RAM performed a six-part investigation including: (1) an anthropometric analysis, (2) determination of the strength of human hair, (3) characterization of the ligature mark, (4) an investigation into airway occlusion forces, (5) an investigation into the conditions required to initiate petechiae, and (6) a review of the literature. Our conclusion was that it is possible for a strangulation incident to occur when a young child is co-sleeping with a parent with long hair, and that this scenario may result in injury or death. Upon review of this report and RAM's deposition on this matter, the prosecuting attorney's expert witness withdrew her testimony and the judge dismissed the case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0165-5876
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1621-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Accidental childhood strangulation by human hair.
pubmed:affiliation
RAM Consulting, VP, Research; Engineering, 2107 Swift Drive, Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA. scott.milkovich@ram.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports