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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children

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Down <strong>Syndrome</strong> - Legal Aspects<br />

• Baby Doe 1981 Bloom<strong>in</strong>gton, Indiana<br />

• Child with DS + tracheal-esophageal fistula<br />

– Any food eaten would go <strong>in</strong>to the airway, caus<strong>in</strong>g<br />

pneumonia and death<br />

• Hospital <strong>in</strong>itially denied treatment<br />

• Parents sued to obta<strong>in</strong> full care for their child

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