More than 2,800 people die each year from choking and many of them are children. According to one study, nearly two-thirds of the children who choked to death during a 20-year period were 3 years old or younger.
These deaths can be prevented if parents and care givers watch their children more closely and keep dangerous toys, foods, and household items out of their reach. Here is a brief over view to prevent choking and suffocation -
Things that can fit through a toilet paper tube can cause a young child to choke. Keep coins, latex balloons and hard round foods, such as peanuts and hard candy where children cannot see or touch them.
Place babies to sleep on their backs, alone in their crib. Don’t put pillows, blankets, comforters or toys in cribs. These things can sometimes keep a baby from breathing.
When your children are in or near water, watch them very carefully. Stay close enough to reach out and touch them. This includes bathtubs, toilets, pools and spas – even buckets of water.
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