Dad notices his screaming baby starts to overheat then he takes a look at her toe

It’s not unusual for babies to cry, scream and get
fussy throughout the day. But when Scott
Walker’s baby girl was in a fit while they had a
family lunch, she started to overheat.
Walker describes on Facebook that his wife, Jess,
took off her socks to help cool her down, but
what they saw put them in utter shock.
A strand of hair had wrapped around one of her
toes, cutting through her skin and constricted her
normal blood flow. His wife, Jess, was able to
quickly remove it with a pair of tweezers and a
magnifying glass.
He wrote on his Facebook page:
Had a small scare this afternoon with Ms.
Molly. What happened was new to me, but
apparently not totally uncommon, so I
figured I'd share with my fellow parents out
there.

I was with the family over lunch and Molly
was cranky and screaming--nothing out of
the ordinary. As worked up as she was
getting, she started to overheat, which
prompted Jess to remove her socks and
cool her down. That's when we saw her
toe. This is called a hair tourniquet, which
is literally a strand of... hair that, while
inside a sock, unexplainably wraps around a
toe so tight that it can cut through the skin
and potentially cut off blood circulation.
Luckily for Molly, she has a mother with
medical emergency superpowers who was
able to remove the hair with tweezers and
a magnifying glass within a few minutes.
This picture was taken about 45 minutes
after the hair was removed. Unfortunately,
the hair managed to cut all the way
through Molly's skin, completely around her
toe, but it could have been worse had it
gone much longer untreated, or if the hair
wasn't accessible.
The doctor told me, for future reference, to
always check the toes if the baby is
inconsolable. Just an FYI to any parents or
care takers out there.
What happened to little Molly is known as hair
tourniquet syndrome, which mostly occurs in
babies younger than 4 months, commonly found
around a finger or toe.
According to the U.S. National Library of
Medicine, HT syndrome is rare, but can be
dangerous if left untreated. Doctors especially
warn new parents that if they’re losing hair at a
rapid rate, they should regularly check to ensure
no hairs are accidentally entangling their babies’
fingers or toes.
Common symptoms include:
Excessive crying that can’t be
soothed
Redness and swelling around the
infected area
Fever
In severe cases, it can even lead to infection
or necrosis, better known as dead tissue and
dead cells.
Doctors say HT syndrome can be prevented if you
regularly change your babies’ clothes and pay
attention to their hands and feet when giving
them a bath.
If you notice any of the symptoms mentioned
above, contact your doctor immediately.