Strangulation injury from indigenous rocking cradle

Strangulation injury from indigenous rocking cradle

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Indigenously made rocking cradle is frequently used in rural India.We report strangulation from an indigenously made rocking cradle in an 11-month-old female child.The unique mode of injury and its mechanism have been discussed.Strangulation is an important cause of homicidal and suicidal injury in adults but in children it is usually accidental leading to death due to feline 1-hcpch vaccine asphyxia as a result of partial hanging.In western countries, it is the third most common cause of accidental childhood deaths, 17% of them being due to ropes and cords.

It ranks fourth amongst the causes of unintentional injury in children less than 1 year of age following roadside accidents, drowning and burns.However, in India, strangulation injury is under reported although indigenous rocking cradles are very commonly used in rural India, and they are even more dangerous than the cribs and adult beds as there are no safety mechanisms therein.We report a here case of accidental strangulation following suspension from an indigenously made rocking cradle.The unique mode of injury has prompted us to report this case.