Vehicular Entrapment and Heat Stroke in Three Children Is it A Form of Child Neglect ?

The medical records of three children who were entrapped inside vehicles are reviewed and their outcome following the incidents were assessed in this report. The children developed heat stroke following the incidents and survived after several days in coma but with severe cognitive functions impairm...

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Published inOman medical journal Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 222 - 224
Main Authors Al-Futaisi , Amna, Al-Sadoon , Muna, Koul , Roshan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Muscat - Oman Oman Medical Specialty Board 01.07.2010
OMJ
Subjects
BRAIN
Case Report
CHILDREN
DYSREGULATION
EPILEPSY
HYPERACTIVITY
stroke
SUN STROKES
vehicular entrapment
الأطفال
الدماغ
الصرع
سوء الإنتظام
ضربات الشمس
فرط النشاط
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Summary:The medical records of three children who were entrapped inside vehicles are reviewed and their outcome following the incidents were assessed in this report. The children developed heat stroke following the incidents and survived after several days in coma but with severe cognitive functions impairment. Two of the children were left with hyperactivity and attention deficit, while the third had active epilepsy.Vehicular entrapment heat stroke is one of the preventable brain injuries in children. Several children get entrapped in cars or other vehicles yearly and survivors are left with significant brain damage. The usual cause for brain damage is heat stroke the lesson learned was to never leave children unattended in cars. Therefore, it is essential to double check that doors are locked when leaving children unattended near vehicles.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2010.61