Using a fan during sleep lowers SIDS risk by 72 percent

Infants who slept in a bedroom with a fan ventilating the air had a 72 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome compared to infants who slept in a bedroom without a fan, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study appears in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142527893.html">Using a fan during sleep lowers SIDS risk by 72 percent</a></p> <p> Infants who slept in a bedroom with a fan ventilating the air had a 72 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome compared to infants who slept in a bedroom without a fan, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study appears in the October issue of the <I>Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine</I>.</p>