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Hair Tourniquet
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Hair Tourniquet
, Tourniquet syndrome
See Also
Unconsolable Infant
Definition
Hair
, thread or fiber wrapped tightly around appendage (i.e. finger, toe, penis)
Pathophysiology
Pain results from cutting into skin or constricting flow
Epidemiology
Typically limited to infants
Symptoms
Unconsolable Infant
Signs
Proximal ligature (hair, thread, fiber)
Erythematous, swollen distal digit or penis
Management
Cutting ligature
Attempt to lift ligature off skin with forceps without teeth (or
Mosquito
clamp)
Cut ligature with iris scissors
Depilatory agent (e.g. Nair)
Apply to Hair Tourniquet
Works slowly and only with hair (not effective for synthetic fibers or threads)
References
O'Gorman (2011) Pediatr Emerg Care 27(3):203-4 [PubMed]
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