Girl, 7, dies after suffocating on popped balloon as it went over her head
A seven-year-old's mother witnessed a horrifying sight this month after the young girl suffocated on a popped birthday balloon in her home.
Alexandra Hope was popping her birthday balloons in the city of Clinton, in Tennessee, on Sunday, October 1. Alexandra's mother, Channa Kelly went to the living room, and when she came back, she found her daughter facedown with one popped balloon over her head, according to local media.
Grieving Channa said: "I want people to know, so they can be aware. That’s what took my baby, it was her birthday balloon. It’s hard to comprehend. She was wonderful, so vivacious, independent, she loved crafts, swimming — oh, she was a little fish." Clinton police are investigating the incident, according to local media.
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The CPSC advised against letting children under 8 play with non-inflated balloons (WCSC)The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety issued a warning regarding popped balloons: "Because of the danger of suffocation, the CPSC recommends that parents and guardians do not allow children under the age of eight to play with uninflated balloons without supervision.
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"The CPSC does not believe that a completely inflated balloon presents a hazard to young children. If the balloon breaks, however, CPSC recommends that parents immediately collect the pieces of the broken balloon and dispose of them out of the reach of young children.”
Channa said she is devastated and warned other parents of the dangers of non-inflated balloons to children (WCSC)Last July, a five-year-old boy died in the Intensive Care Unit six days following his tragic balloon accident, according to the Daily Record.
Karlton Donaghey suffocated while trying to climb inside his large helium dinosaur inflatable that he had gotten at a fair in Newcastle. His mother, Lisa Donaghey, discovered her son on the floor of their home with the balloon over his head and neck.
"When I came in he was on the floor with the balloon over his head and his neck," she said. "It was a dinosaur balloon which was the same size as him. I think he's put himself in the balloon to be a dinosaur to go outside and surprise his nieces.
Karlton had inhaled too much helium and needed urgent medical attention. He was given emergency CPR from medics on the scene before being airlifted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary
The tragedy happened on a warm June day when Lisa and her three other children were spending time in the garden. Karlton said he needed to use the bathroom so he stepped inside. Lisa eventually went to check on him after he was in there for some time.
"I pulled the balloon off him and I screamed. I think I carried him to the patio door. As a mother, I knew he was gone, he was unresponsive. He had his eyes wide open and he was pale."
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