Dad Warns New Parents About The Dangerous 'Hair Tourniquet'

Scott and Jessica Walker of Wichita, Kansas want to warn other parents about the dangerous hair tourniquet. Hence, they posted on Facebook their greatest ordeal to remind other parents to be extra careful with their kids.

Scott Walker said their 19-week-old daughter, Molly was crying one day. They don't know what's upsetting her and why she's screaming. Luckily, his wife, Jessica decided to remove their baby's sock to cool her down. However, they were shocked after they found out that there was a strand of hair around the baby's toe. And apparently, the condition is called hair tourniquet.

The father admitted that he never heard about it before. And during the incident, that's when he only found out about hair tourniquet and how it can cut through the baby's skin. Likewise, can potentially cut off blood circulation.

Luckily, Molly's mom managed to remove the hair with the help of a tweezers and a magnifying glass. But the hair cut through the baby's skin. Hence, the doctor told the parents that it could have been worse if the hair was left around the baby's toe longer.

"The hair tourniquet syndrome wasn't anything I ever heard about," Scott admitted to Today. "When we found it was pretty stressful because any time your kid is hurt it's stressful; you feel helpless."

Amy Seery, a pediatrician for the University of Kansas School of Medicine, said that hair tourniquet is most common with penises, toes and fingers. Babies tend to grab on adult's hair and some of the hair strands can end up in places like socks and diapers.

Scott's post was actually shared 16,000 times and garnered more than 27,000 likes. And the father is hoping that their story will provide awareness to all parents. "It was a pretty scary situation," Scott wrote about it. "It ended very well, but it was scary enough where I wouldn't want anyone else to deal with something like that."