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Choking can result in unconsciousness and cardiopulmonary arrest. It is often caused by food or other foreign body lodged in the ... Infants and Children:; -Keep marbles, beads, thumbtacks, and other small objects out of their reach and prevent them from walking, running, or playing with food or toys in their mouths.
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www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm
www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm
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Signs of Choking ... Choking occurs when something blocks the airway. When the airway is completely blocked, the child cannot breathe. Choking can be a frightening emergency. But if you act quickly, you can help the child breathe.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=302500...
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3025002
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Physical and developmental factors put children at risk for choking. Children who choke run the risk of death, permanent brain damage caused by lack of oxygen, or other complications associated with airway blockage.
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www.cdc.gov/Ncipc/duip/spotlite/choking.htm
www.cdc.gov/Ncipc/duip/spotlite/choking.htm
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An estimated 17,537 children were treated in EDs for choking-related ... Estimates were based on weighted data for 526 children with choking-related episodes treated at NEISS-AIP hospital EDs during 2001. Confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by using a direct variance estimation procedure that accounted for the...
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/444038
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Food and nonfood substances can present a choking hazard for children, particularly younger children. ... food and nonfood substances were associated with 41% and 59% of these deaths, respectively (CDC, unpublished data, 2002). To characterize nonfatal choking-related episodes in children treated in U.S.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12437033?src=emed_ckb...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12437033?src=emed_ckb_ref_0
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About two-thirds of all choking victims are children under the age of 1, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). ... Nonfood items such as latex balloons, coins and toys with small parts also can present choking hazards to children.
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yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/choking-children.html
yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/choking-children.html
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And the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of five deaths from bean bag chairs, resulting from children choking on the small foam pellets inside. The most common cause of nonfatal choking incidents is food.
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www.kidsource.com/safety/prevent.choke.html
www.kidsource.com/safety/prevent.choke.html
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That means that parents who learn first aid and CPR can save many children from choking. Of the nearly 3,000 people in the United States who die every year from choking, most of them are children. You can find a class on first aid and CPR through your local Red Cross office or hospital.
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www.lawrencefire.com/safety_tips/choking_young/choking_...
www.lawrencefire.com/safety_tips/choking_young/choking_young.asp
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first aid treatment for choking, performing cpr and using the heimlich maneuver ... Choking commonly occurs in children because of how small their windpipe is. If your child is choking on something, but is able to talk or cough, then he is likely to recover on his own.
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www.keepkidshealthy.com/WELCOME/firstaid/choking.html
www.keepkidshealthy.com/WELCOME/firstaid/choking.html
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