Choking - infant under 1 year

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Choking first aid - infant under 1 year - series

• Don't give children under 3 years old balloons or toys with fragile or small parts.
• Keep infants away from buttons, popcorn, coins, grapes, nuts, or similar items.
• Watch infants and toddlers while they are eating. Do not allow a child to crawl around while eating. Childproof your home.
• The earliest safety lesson is "No!"

Murray JF, ed. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2000:753.

Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: London: Mosby; 2002:90-92.

Review Date: 07/17/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.