Thursday 3 March 2011

SIDS: Ohio:Overlying

Doug Staley  Feb 18, 2011

MASSILLON —
The death of a 6-month-old infant this week appears to have been accidental, according to authorities.
The infant, who was sleeping with his father, apparently died after his father rolled on top of him, according to Massillon police detective Bobby Grizzard. An official ruling is not expected until toxicology and microscopic tests are completed in a couple of weeks, according to the Stark County Coroner’s Office.
The infant was positioned between his parents, Grizzard said.
“They (parents) are saying the baby may have moved, which led to the father laying on the baby,” Grizzard said.
The infant was found unresponsive Tuesday after paramedics were dispatched . The boy was pronounced dead at 2:51 p.m. at Affinity Medical Center. An autopsy performed Wednesday by the Coroner’s Office did not reveal any signs of trauma.
The death is the second in the last six months in Massillon due to a child sleeping with their parents. A 26-day-old infant died Nov. 9 after paramedics were called to a residence, the Coroner’s Office reported. In that incident, a mother was holding her baby when she rolled over in bed, according to Grizzard. The death was ruled accidental.
The majority of infant deaths investigated by the Coroner’s Office are caused by parents sleeping with their children, according to an office spokeswoman. Last year, three infants died as a result of co-sleeping.
Since 2000, 48 sleep-related deaths have been reported in Stark. Most of the deaths were due to sudden infant death syndrome or asphyxia, according to the county health department. However, an unsafe sleeping environment could not be ruled out in some cases in which the manner of death could not be determined.
http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x449516261/Authorities-say-infant-deaths-appears-accidental

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