Baby’s hospital hood ignites
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From Times Wire Reports
Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a newborn in a hospital, burning the boy’s head and face and leaving him in critical condition.
The baby was lying in an open-topped bassinet under a warmer at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids when the accident happened, officials said. The ignition source had not been determined.
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