TITLE    : REBREATHING, CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
               SYNDROME (SIDS)

    BY       : Ulleval Sykehus                - Sweden
               Techno Consult
    DATE: 1995

    NOTES:
     -  Rebreathing of expired gases with accumulation of CO2 has been
        suggested as one possible explanation of the association of
        SIDS and prone sleeping.
     -  PHOENICS is used to simulate the distribution and dynamics of
        expired air in the vicinity of an infant in a cot in different
        sleeping positions.
     -  The preliminary results shown here suggest that prone sleeping
        gives a strong accumulation of expired air in front of the
        infant's face, with risk of rebreathing.