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SUDC:
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
In
December, 2007, friends of ours tragically lost their precious little
girl, Lauren. Initially, the family was told cause of death was
most likely meningitis. Lauren, however, was apparently not
sick prior to taking her afternoon nap from which she did not awake.
A
quote from Lauren's webpages: "Since Lauren was 16 months
old when she passed away, her death was not considered Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS). Instead, it belongs to a lesser-known
category. Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC), which
describes the inexplicable deaths of healthy children between the
ages of one and eleven....." Link:
http://www.laurentrymucha.com/SUDC.html
......
I
have located a study out of Spain re heart rhythm abnormalities and
sudden death in persons from age 1 to 35. This would likely be
linked to heart rhythm disturbance possibly caused by disruption of
heart's normal electric activity. The 2003 study
indicates in the future, molecular analysis may provide more
information. I will make a note to write to the authors
of the Spanish study to learn whether they have any updated
information re intracellular identification, etc. Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6W-490H2DF-F&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3170352970c74eae8f2545607c538d11
There
is a webpage re "SCA" -- "Sudden cardiac arrest in
young" that states: "SCA" is a condition
in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly due to a
malfunction in the electric system. The malfunction that
causes sudden cardiac arrest is a life-threatening abnormal rhythm,
or arrhythmia. The most common arrhythmia is ventricular
fibrillation. When in ventricular fibrillation, the heart's
rhythm is so chaotic that the heart merely quivers, and is unable to
pump blood to the body and brain (this is called
'fibrillating') Once a heart has entered ventricular
fibrillation, sudden cardiac arrest occurs......"
Link: http://www.woodsidefire.org/aedfoundation.html
.......
"SCA" occasionally
occurs in young athletes. There are several sources
when searching net.
Another
quote from Lauren's website: "Lauren was such an
energetic little girl, so full of joy and wonder. She loved
going up and down the stairs until her hair stood on end from so much
static electricity. She really loved getting pushed around the
house on her tricycle; the faster she went the bigger her
smile...." Link:
http://www.laurentrymucha.com/aboutlauren.html
.........
There
will never be an easy time for Lauren's parents to deal with the
possibility that their adorable little one may have died from
exposure to electric fields in her bedroom. I have no
knowledge about the possibility that Lauren may have been going up
and down stairs "until her hair stood on end" prior to
lying down for her nap. I can only speculate as to how
that potential factor may have played a role. I have not
yet acquired information regarding placement of Lauren's bed in
conjunction with any electric meter, gas meter, electric appliances
or telephone equipment (the telephone equipment being unlikely due to
her age unless close to wall in a room adjacent to hers).
It
is important to learn types of fabrics for clothing Lauren was
wearing before being placed in her bed and also whether she wore the
same clothing to bed. The same information is important
re her blanket and whether or not she was carrying the blanket before
going down for her nap.
The
facts surrounding this case will hopefully provide more clues to
potential causes of SIDS.
There
is a new baby in the home now. He was born a few weeks
ago and had surgery for a narrowed aorta a couple days after his
birth. He is reported to be doing very well at this
time. I obviously have "major concerns" that
the little boy may be similarly exposed but pray that the information
I provided and that has subsequently been passed on to his
grandfather, will help toward preventing another tragedy!
I
continue to work with an emphasis on the critical need to warn
parents about close electric field bedroom exposures.
Sadly, I now have to wonder whether children may need some quiet time
between play and bedtime......... As I said, I do
not know whether "static in hair" was a factor prior
to Lauren's nap or what role, if any, that may have played in
possibly interfering with Lauren's heart function/rhythm.
Take care - Joanne
Joanne
C. Mueller
Guinea Pigs "R" Us
731 - 123rd Avenue
N.W.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55448-2127 USA
Phone:
763-755-6114
Email: jcmpelican@aol.com
(7-29-08)
WEBSITE:
http://guineapigsrus.org
ARE
YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN GUINEA PIGS? Letter 7-22-04
by Joanne Mueller
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