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Baby girl dies after home treatment for lice involving mayonnaise and a plastic bag went wrong and she suffocated
18-month-old was left unsupervised for hours, say Massachusetts police
Another child in home had lice but family shaved his head
Department of Children and Families said any children from the home are now in care of relative and that they are investigating
National Lice Association president says plastic bags are always bad idea
n 18-month old child in Massachusetts suffocated to death from a plastic bag was placed over her mayonnaise-covered head during a home treatment for head lice.
The girl had apparently fallen asleep when the bag slipped down and covered her face, asphyxiating her.
Springfield officers said the infant was left unattended for hours before anyone checked on her.
There was a second child in the house who had lice at the same time but the family decided to shave his head.
Sgt. John Delaney said police responded to a call last Saturday that a child was not breathing, according to Masslive.com.
Police have not filed charges and the matter is under investigation.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2941544/Infant-girl-suffocates-death-home-LICE-treatment-required-plastic-bag-placed-mayonnaise-covered-head.html#ixzz3QuwsXLSV
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Chemisse
(30,793 posts)Although I haven't dealt with this issue in a number of years.
markpkessinger
(8,381 posts). . . but increasingly, over the counter products such as RID are losing effectiveness due to overuse. And the prescription varieties contain some very strong chemical insecticise, so I can understand a parent not wanting to use those.
There is one old-fashioned remedy that is safe and generally very effective, and that is shaving -- probably not an option for older, image-conscious kids or adults, but I don't think it was traumatize a toodler much at all. And it's certainly better than anything involving a plastic bag!
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)coupled with the lack of supervision.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Depending on where you shop and what's available, it can cost a minimum of $10 and usually runs about $15. That's a lot of meals for these families.
I worked in elementary school nursing and had to send the younger ones home. The mayonnaise treatment was popular.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)The children of a friend of mine got lice from school and she soaked their heads with olive oil and it worked.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Chemisse
(30,793 posts)A plastic bag is always a bad idea for a baby. I don't envy those poor parents the grief and guilt.
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)may this little girl rest in peace, and my thoughts are with her family. I can't even begin to imagine what her parents are going through right now.
Rex
(65,616 posts)laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)That poor baby.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)There's quite a few over-the-counter lice remedies.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)into a private boarding school on Miami Beach and I got lice. Well, the remedy at that time was to soak the scalp with kerosene. The smell was awful, but it worked.
And needless to say, I did not go back to that school.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)chemicals.