In September 2008, a two-month old girl in Demorest, Georgia suffocated when she rolled into the adjustable fabric siding of her bassinet, pressing her face into a pocket which formed near the velcro fasteners. In January 2009, another death occurred due to the convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc. The six-month old girl in Fort Worth, Texas appears to have been fatally entrapped in the bassinet bar opening created when the velcro fasteners were not secured. The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets, have metal bars that are covered by an adjustable fabric flap. This fabric flap is secured by velcro fasteners, which are supposed to be partially removed when the bassinet is turned into the bedside/close-sleeper mode. If the velcro fasteners are not properly re-secured when the fabric flap is adjusted, or if the consumer entirely removes the fabric flap exposing the metal bars, an infant can slip through the opening between the lower metal bar and the mattress support and become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. This is what happened to the two babies that died due to the …show more content…
The business no longer accepts phone calls or responds to emails from customers about questions of the products. US Consumer Product Safety Commision said that it formally referred its investigation of the manufacturer and its subsequent owners to the Department of Justice. An official with the Justice Department had no comment about the situation. There have been multiple complaints to Simplicity Co., and they delayed releasing safety alerts which led to more infant death. In an article about the children’s death and the recall, this was said about the company: “At the time, the CPSC said the recall process was complicated because the owners of the Simplicity brand ‘refused to
Bernard MacLaverty brings us “The Trojan Sofa”, a short story that incorporates a corrosive relationship between a boy and his father, Niall and Da. The title itself suggests that deceit and deception is a feature of the story, as it turns out, this is two-fold. MacLaverty has innovatively chosen to use the first-person narrative mode to enable the reader to become much more familiar with Niall and warm to him as a character. With Niall being the narrator, he speaks sincerely of Da but the reader is forced to read between the lines to ascertain just how sincere Da is towards Niall.
When J&J realized that their Tylenol capsules caused the deaths of four Chicagoans, they immediately initiated a recall of all Tylenol products, and spread the news by any means possible. Cars with sirens and loudspeakers drove through the city and suburbs of Chicago, urging residents to throw away any Tylenol capsules they might have. Schools were contacted, and they instructed students to bring all Tylenol products to the school nurse. News flashes were initiated to warn people of the Tylenol danger as well, and all stores were instructed to remove Tylenol products from their shelves. Removing the products was a gutsy move, not only because it was dangerous to the company by recalling so much products, but there was also a fear that the killer
The complaint is studded with highly general and conclusory statements that could be adapted to many different products at many different times. It says little about the contents of the infant formula and baby food products in particular, except merely that they contain some amount of fluoride. We are left essentially with a “naked assertion” of liability that lacks the “further factual enhancement” demanded by Rule 8(a)(2). Even at this stage of the proceedings, something more is required regarding the precise nature of the state-law duty the manufacturers are alleged to have breached, as well as the grounding in state law for whatever warning Nemphos proposes to impose. The vagueness of the allegations simply fails to satisfy the basic “plausibility” requirements of Rule 8 and Twombly, and it provides an inadequate basis for overturning the trial court's dismissal of the infant formula and baby food claims”. (Nemphos vs. Nestle Waters,
For as long as we can remember we are always told to never sleep with your baby that you could suffocate them by rolling over on them or what not. In a study by Davies, he found that prior to the 1700's co-sleeping was a normal thing around the world. It was not until the 1800's when the western society moved away from co-sleeping to an independent sleeping arrangement claiming the child will be too attached and have security problems; you will never get the child to sleep in their own bed; the child will not learn independence; or, the child could suffocate in various ways. Well, I agree
Some of these interventions are as simple as waiting a few more seconds before clamping the cord at delivery and/or milking the umbilical cord, to more advanced interventions such as mechanical ventilation. With any medical intervention, there are side effects and long-term disabilities that may occur in relation to the intervention itself. In the high-intensity NICU, it comes down to weighing the positives and negatives, and choosing the option that will give the neonate the greatest outcome and the best fighting chance of survival. More research needs to be done to determine the long term effects of some of the interventions mentioned in this paper, and how the formerly preterm neonates are living with a disability they may have acquired as a result of those interventions. All medical professionals can hope for is that when a patient comes through the door, they receive the best and most up-to-date care possible, while also remaining free of long term negative effects. As with any population, premature infants - especially those born before 28 weeks of gestation, require strong-willed support from the staff, as well as from their families. It is not easy to care for such fragile human beings, but in the end, when the interventions work, and those neonates are healthy enough to move on with their lives and go home, it all becomes worth
Parents should not add blankets, stuffed animals, or pillows to the bed. The AAP recommends in "The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk" that infants “use sleep clothing with no other covering over the infant or infant sleep sacks…”(AAP, 2005) to keep them warm instead of blankets. This keeps infants from smothering their faces into the bedding. The AAP also recommends that infants do not share a bed with other siblings or parents. They should be placed in their own bassinet or crib for safe sleeping. This way the co-sleeper does not suffocate the child accidently. Infant’s mattresses should be firm. The softer the mattress is the more of a risk factor it becomes. These facts concerning bedding should be addressed with parents prior to discharge from hospitals. This factor should be addressed when first meeting the pediatrician. This way when purchasing the mattress it can be properly purchased.
Placing an infant to sleep on its back has been a universal prevention for SIDS and may be the largest contributing factor for the decline in SIDS cases. In the last two decades, the cases of infants who died from SIDS declined by more than 50 %, with less than seven infants per 10,000 infants that died from SID. (American 1)
Post Hoc - I have recently done poorly on my last few tests. Then I decided to purchase a curtain scarf. While wearing my curtain scarf I aced my next three tests. The scarf must be good luck, if I wear it during my tests I can’t help but get an A.
In this article, DiBlasi argues that the conventional method used to provide ventilatory support to preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome; nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is ineffective. The author bases the claim on the fact that almost half of the infants supported by this technique often develop respiratory failure that warrants invasive ventilatory support and endotracheal intubation that is injurious in nature. According to the author, invasive ventilatory procedures should be avoided to minimize the excessive complications that are usually associated with them.
In 2011 AAP safe sleep recommendations has gone from 11 to 18 since 2005. As more and more newborns pass from SIDS, researchers are able to find more triggers that lead to the problem. All of these recommendations however are not just directed towards the parents but are also directed to the health care providers, media, manufactures, policy makers and researchers. These are then categorized into the strength of the evidence by assigning a level A, B or C; A being the strongest. The first four recommendations on the list are considered to be level A. These four are considered to be one of the most debated safe sleep topics yet. These include back-only sleep, safe crib, alone, and no soft or loose items in crib with the baby. Having the newborn sleep on their back was first published by the AAP back in 1992 and is still a very important step to preventing SIDS today. Even though they say the ideal situation is for the newborn to sleep close to parent’s bed, it is strongly recommended that the baby does not sleep in the same bed. It has been reported that the increase in death rates in 2005 was associated mainly with bed-sharing. The infant should be placed in their crib, by themselves, with absolutely nothing else to prevent chances of death. The four newest
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, is the death without apparent organic cause of an infant under the age of one year (Lerner, 2008). It is very hard to define sudden infant death syndrome because there is no known cause to why this happens to infants. Many argue that the child’s environment may have an impact on SIDS. “The vast majority of reported and published SIDS cases come from countries and continents in the Earth's temperate zones (Kiple, 2003).” In some studies doctors believe the prenatal or lack thereof is the cause. Based on several recent and older studies the cause remains conclusive.
More seasoned bassinets were just subject to intentional security gauges. In case you 're purchasing utilized, you 'll need to do an additional check for security issues. You can likewise search for names that say JPMA or ASTM on them. Individuals from these
Other modifiable risk factors that increase SIDS risks are those social determinants that contribute to preterm birth and low birth weight, such as alcohol and illicit drug use and abuse, along with poor prenatal care. Equally important, unsafe sleep practices, such as baby’s sleeping position, bed sharing practices and bedding materials have also been found to be significant risk factors. Therefore, due to the unknown cause of SIDS and associated risk factors, expectant mothers are strongly advised to follow the American Academy of Pediatrics, (AAP) ‘ABCs’ and ‘Back to Sleep’ campaign recommendations – which delineates infants must be placed alone, on their backs, and in the crib
They sell household products such as shampoo and baby powder, which are daily essential products for most of the consumers. Therefore, it is very important that all the information about the products is delivered to the public. However, in 2009, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics discovered that J&J manufactured their baby products with an ingredient that releases formaldehyde, which in high levels can cause cancer [9]. There were many cases where women suffered from ovarian cancer after a long-term use of its baby powder. One of the lawsuits accused the company for not adequately warning about the cancer risk associated with talcum powder, and concealed this information from the public instead [10]. Hence, it was ordered to pay $417 million to a woman who developed ovarian cancer after using its baby powder. Moreover, J&J was ordered to pay $72 million to a family of a woman, aged 62, who died from ovarian cancer because of using their baby powder for many years [11]. This is similar to the crisis that happened back in 1982, where 7 people died from taking their painkiller,
•Do not co-bed with an infant. Babies should sleep in his/her own bed, not with anyone in or on a chair alone, or on a