V-shaped pillows and unsafe infant sleeping

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dc.contributor.authorByard, R.
dc.contributor.authorBeal, S.
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the possibility that adult size V-shaped pillows may be associated with accidental asphyxial deaths in infants.<h4>Methodology</h4>Review was undertaken of all cases of sudden infant death presenting to the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide involving infants who had been found on adult size V-shaped pillows.<h4>Results</h4>Four cases of sudden infant death were found in which infants were found sleeping on V-shaped pillows. All of the deaths had occurred in 1995. In two of the cases the pillows were considered to be implicated in the cause of death as the potential for obstruction of the infants' airways could be demonstrated on death scene reconstruction.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Adult size V-shaped pillows may be unsafe for use in small infants who may accidentally suffocate if trapped between the two arms, or under, the pillow. The use of such pillows to maintain the body position of sleeping infants should be discouraged.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 1997; 33(2):171-173
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01024.x
dc.identifier.issn1034-4810
dc.identifier.issn1440-1754
dc.identifier.orcidByard, R. [0000-0002-0524-5942]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/5742
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBLACKWELL SCIENCE
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01024.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAsphyxia
dc.subjectSudden Infant Death
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectEquipment Design
dc.subjectBedding and Linens
dc.subjectConsumer Product Safety
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleV-shaped pillows and unsafe infant sleeping
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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