Food
Although this form of accident is much less frequent than others (such as traffic accidents or drownings), then we will remind you ten foods can cause choking in children son, are foods that have proven to be more dangerous in this regard. With this, we want to warn you to put all the possible preca
Although this form of accident is much less frequent than others (such as traffic accidents or drownings), then we will remind you
ten foods can cause choking in children son, are foods that have proven to be more dangerous in this regard. With this, we want to warn you to put all the possible precautions when you give them to your children. Hazardous foods that cause choking in children
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Sausages are the most dangerous food
. Its cylindrical shape and its great deformability favor that this food is impacted under the pharynx, just at the entrance of the respiratory tract, where they can produce a total obstruction. Hence, we should never lower our guard when we give sausages to a child, especially if it is small. It is the food that generates the highest rate of income due to choking, as well as the most lethal one. It is not a food, much less essential: with that we tell you everything. 2-Hard candies and sweets
. They are the foods that more choking and cases of asphyxia produce in children over four years, and the second in terms of lethality, after the sausages. They are especially dangerous after four years, because the child already has more confidence in their own ability to swallow, and can swallow the whole candy. If it passes into the airway, there will be a risk that it will clog. You already have one more reason not to give them to the children, or to reduce their consumption as much as possible. 3-Grapes
. Its sweet taste, its soft texture and its oval shape attracts children. It is a very healthy fruit, full of antioxidants. But it also implies some danger when children eat them. It is the third most potentially lethal food due to choking. 4-Meat
. The meat provides iron, zinc, proteins of high biological value. When we give it to our children, we have to be especially meticulous. In particular, we recommend cutting the fillets into reasonably small pieces, since meat is the fourth food in terms of lethality. 5-Peanut
. The cacachuetes are not nuts, but legumes. They involve risk of aspiration; in fact, in the United States, they are the food most involved in choking, and the fifth in terms of lethality. Other legumes, such as chickpeas, lentils and beans are much less dangerous, and therefore, more advisable. 6-Carrot.
Filled with carotenoids and pleasant chewing, the carrot is very popular with children. But the child has to chew it properly if he does not want this vegetable to play tricks on him. 7- Cookies
. Be careful with them, especially in the smallest ones. They do not provide nutritional advantages (many of them are an important source of free sugars), and carry some risk. 8-Apples
. This fruit happens to the carrot. The child should chew it very well before swallowing it, as long as it is eaten raw. Roasting, for example, does not create problems. 9-Popcorn
. The widespread practice of eating large amounts of salty or sweet popcorn (both options are not healthy) while watching a movie, with the child distracted, can be a dangerous source of accidents. 10-Pan
. A true symbol of Spanish gastronomy, and source of health if consumed in its integral version, bread is also one of the most potentially dangerous choking foods.
