Beware of suffocation accidents when a 0-year-old child goes to bed!

Beware of suffocation accidents when a 0-year-old child goes to bed!
―Many suffocation deaths occur at home at bedtime-

Among unexpected accident deaths in 0-year-olds, suffocation accounts for a high percentage, especially many suffocation deaths at bedtime.
１．The Consumer Affairs Agency obtained and analyzed the questionnaire information of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's "Demographic Survey," and found that in the five years from 2010 to 2014, 160 suffocation deaths of 0-year-old children were sleeping at bedtime (32% of total accident deaths (502 cases)).
２．In order to prevent suffocation accidents, it is necessary to use a crib as much as possible and use a light comforter for children to pay off, or a solid mattress or pillow that does not fill the face. Also, until you are one year old, let's lie on your back when you sleep.
※In addition, there is a disease called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in which a child suddenly dies without an accident or suffocation. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there are data that lying on the back reduces the incidence of SIDS.

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