Dad Checks on Sleeping Daughter. When He Pulls Back the Covers, He Sees It on Her Head…

I was somewhat shocked when I read this story. I thought an animal had been discovered on top of a sleeping little girl and learned that a mylar birthday balloon had actually suffocated the little girl. I expect most parents may be aware of the dangers of balloons for young children already; but, just in case ... To be forewarned is to be for armed.
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"When Jaina McGloghlon’s parents tucked her into bed on Wednesday night, they said goodnight to a young girl with a “uncontainable spirit and giant heart.”
According to KATU News, Jaina McGloghlon’s parents did not realize that the mylar birthday balloon they had left in her room would soon lead to tragedy.
But twenty minutes after they tucked her in, Jaina’s father found her unresponsive, and tried desperately to get her breathing again.
Jaina was not able to be revived, unfortunately. Emergency personnel say that Jaina had tried to suck the helium out of the balloon, which led her to suffocate.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, between 1973 and 2011, over one hundred children have died as the result of balloon suffocation, making it the leading cause of death by suffocation amongst children. Because the majority of these deaths involved deflated balloons, the Commission warns parents of children under eight against playing with deflated balloons unsupervised, but after Jaina’s tragic death, that warning could be extended to all balloons."
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