Accidental strangulation by a motor vehicle window

OBJECTIVE: To describe a child who was asphyxiated by a motor vehicle window and to review the relevant literature. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A 402-bed tertiary care medical center in La Crosse, WI. PATIENT: Four-year-old girl. INTERVENTIONS: Supportive pediatric critical care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: None. RESULTS: The patient did not survive. CONCLUSIONS: Parents must assume responsibility for restraining their children in motor vehicles. Parents must not leave children alone in motor vehicles. Parents must become"more injury literate." Language: en