Emergency treatment for choking
Release time : 05/25/2025 09:30:02
Recently, a news report about a 3-year-old boy who nearly choked on ice cream has been frequent in everyone's view, which makes many young parents nervous.
Due to the incomplete development of baby's throat, parents should be cautious when feeding their babies and prevent choking.
The danger of choking in children is serious. A choking that results in asphyxiation for more than 5 minutes will result in the death of a young life.
What are the symptoms of infant choking? How should parents respond to such an emergency? What foods and eating habits can easily lead to infant choking? MomNet will answer your questions! What is choking? It refers to suffocation caused by food obstructing the vocal cords or trachea, commonly known as "choking."
Parents nowadays tend to be less strict about their babies' eating habits, leading them to consume hard-to-chew foods or eat while playing and running around. These bad habits can easily cause choking.
If your child experiences choking, how should you administer first aid? Click Mark! 1. For children who are conscious after choking: Parents should encourage the child to cough actively, using their own force to clear the obstructed airway.
Use the palms of your hands to quickly and firmly strike the child's back between the shoulder blades, or wrap their waist from behind, aiming at the child's upper abdomen with the thumb side rapidly inward and upward.
2. For a child who is choking and unconscious, you can lie them on their side and then hold them from behind at an angle. Use one finger to press down on the tongue while pressing firmly on the back of the child's shoulders between their shoulder blades with the heel of your palm.
Alternatively, have the child lie prone with their head backward and place the palms of their hands on the upper abdomen. Quickly thrust them inward and upwards.
3. For children who are choking on sticky food, if they are choking on a sticky food, in addition to the methods mentioned above, you can use your fingers to remove the food or pinch out the obstruction.
The method is to have the child lie on their side, and use the index finger or middle finger to slide down into the inner lining of the throat.
What are the symptoms of aspiration? In the event of "a 3-year-old boy nearly suffocating while eating ice cream," the mother did not notice any abnormalities in her child after he finished eating. Instead, it was a passing doctor who noticed and promptly intervened.
Many careless parents may overlook the symptoms of choking in children. Below, MomNet has compiled the common signs of choking in children! 1. The child suddenly stops talking when eating and shows a painful expression on their face.
2. The baby holds the neck or chest with his hand, and grasps the mouth with his hand.
3. If there is a tracheal blockage, the baby may experience severe coughing.
4. The baby's face is purple, his eyes are staring straight, and his hands are scratching or twitching.
Do you know the habit of choking easily? Many times, the reason why your baby chokes is often due to the child's bad habits.
These bad habits make it likely that food will enter the child's windpipe, leading to choking or even suffocation.
What are some common habits that can lead to choking? One, parents feeding their children peanuts, sunflower seeds, or other snacks before these incidents occurred in China, where children were accidentally choked on these foods.
These snacks are all the children's favorite foods, but if you don't pay attention, these things may become "dangerous foods" that can choke the child.
Therefore, parents should be cautious when feeding young children! 2. When your baby is eating, they often open their mouth wide.
If the child is still eating at this time, food can easily slip into the trachea and cause choking.
Therefore, parents should never make their child laugh or cry while eating. Thirdly, children often engage in play while eating, and if they have food in their mouths while playing, it is very likely to cause a mishap where the food enters the trachea. Mild cases may result in severe coughing, and in more serious cases, there could be a risk of choking.
How to Prevent Baby Choking: Parents, seeing the horrifying consequences of baby choking can you still let your baby eat whatever they want? Often, baby choking is caused by parents' negligence. So, let's quickly learn how to prevent baby choking. 1. For babies who are still young, mothers can make the food into a soft paste, which is easier for the baby to chew.
2, when preparing food for the baby, parents should prepare a diet that suits the child's needs. For example, meat should be minced or chopped, and fruits should be pitted or mashed.
3. When feeding your baby, create a quiet environment to avoid disturbing your baby while eating, to prevent them from choking on food due to laughter or crying.
4. To cultivate good eating habits in children, it is important to eat sitting down at the table and not eat while running around.
5. Parents should avoid feeding infants and children with foods that are easy to choke on, such as ice cream and candy. They should also prevent others from giving their children these foods.
What foods can easily cause choking in babies? Many baby choking incidents are attributed to feeding an improper food to a young child. Due to the baby's young age, some sticky, soft, large or small particle foods can easily lead to choking.
What foods are likely to cause choking in babies? 1. Jelly. Jelly is one of the most common culprits for baby choking incidents, and it should not be taken lightly when a baby eats jelly. 2. Candies. Like jelly, candies are also a common food that can cause choking in babies. However, candies are not suitable for children under three years old.
3. Nuts: Nuts are small and hard, which can sometimes be swallowed before the baby can chew, leading to choking.
4. Peanut butter has a high viscosity and is not suitable for infants to swallow.
5. Small fruit small fruits with pits such as longan, grapes, and cherries should not be given to children.
6. Fiber-rich vegetables that are too fibrous and difficult to chew should not be fed to infants, such as celery and bean sprouts.
7. Large chunks of meat are too large to be chewed by babies, and forcibly swallowing them can easily lead to choking.
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*The medical content involved in this text is for reference only.
If you are experiencing discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on the medical examination conducted in person.