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Hair tourniquet is a medical condition where in a hair or other thread becomes tied around a toe or finger tightly, so as to put the digit at risk of damage. Occasionally this is known as Toe tourniquet. The problem usually arises in babies and small children when hairs and thread are lost loosely inside socks They can become spontaneously tied round a toe and will tend to tighten with wriggling. Natural hair is much more likely to undergo this phenomenon than spun thread. Incidents similar to this can also occur during sleep, usually under Duvets or sheets which have loose threads which can constrict the toes. ==Signs== As this is a condition primarily of young children, symptoms are rarely reported. The child will become suddenly uncomfortable and miserable. As the digit is often inside a sock, the cause may not be clear. The affected toe can no longer receive an adequate blood supply via the arteries, nor can blood be drained via the veins. The toe will therefore swell and turn blue, indicating ischemia. The ligature will not stretch in response to the toe swelling and will therefore cut into the skin in more severe cases, like a cheese-wire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hair tourniquet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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