Computerized Tomography Analysis of Young Children for Prevention of Aspiration Injuries.

Objective: The Small Parts Test Fixture (SPTF) (16 CFR 1501) was developed from cadavers of young children and foreign body (FB) data. Recent FB studies reveal that the SPTF misses outliers. Computerized tomography (CT) provides detailed dimensional data for young children.

Development of the small parts cylinder: lessons learned.

Objectives/hypothesis: The Consumer Product Safety Commission mandates federal child choking prevention standards in the United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission utilizes the small parts cylinder (SPC), a 31.75-mm inside-diameter cylinder with a slanted bottom and depth ranging from 25.

Accidental childhood strangulation by human hair.

A low-income mother is accused of child abuse after co-sleeping with, and then waking to find her 13-month-old daughter entangled and apparently strangling in the mother's hair. The baby was initially unconscious and cyanotic; revived by the time the parents reached the ER, clinical examination revealed a ligature mark on the neck and petechiae on the face. In a pro bono effort, her attorney teamed with RAM Consulting as an expert witness.