Snohomish county's child death review team found that many were preventable as most died from either suffocation or accidental strangulation.
Babies are at a greater risk of dying by just going to bed than they are from car crashes, fires, abuse or anything else in Snohomish County.Guzman said these cases are often referred to as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , but the county’s child death review team — which the fire department is a part of — found that many were preventable as most died from either suffocation or accidental strangulation.
She added it’s generally safer to keep the baby’s crib in its parents’ or guardians’ room until the baby is at least one year old. She said infant deaths caused by unsafe sleep practices have been increasing nationwide since the onset of the pandemic. It’s unclear why, but she points to the pandemic putting a lot of pressure on families.
“When we’re tired and stressed, we don’t always make the best decisions and we do tend to cut corners on safety,” Guzman said. “That’s likely a possibility, but we will probably never know for sure.”She said South County Fire is trying to get the word out about hazardous sleep habits because often when a baby dies in that way, the public doesn’t hear about it.
“If a child dies in a house fire or a car crash, you’re traditionally going to hear that,” Guzman said. “But when a child dies in a home of an unsafe sleep environment, that’s never going to hit the news.”A spokesperson confirmed to KIRO 7 the company is open to having another location in Seattle if the right one can be found.San Juan County is making a move to a 32-hour work week for county employees as they struggle with employee recruitment and retention.
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