Choking

Follow the links below to find information about asphyxiation and choking and how to prevent it from happening.

Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Choking - preventing choking on food
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Safe eating information for families and carers of children 4 years of age and under. Choking on food.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Farm safety - confined spaces
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Confined spaces on farms are dangerous. Water tanks, silos, wells, vats. manure pits, tunnels and other confined spaces can suffocate a person with fumes or low oxygen levels. Farm workers, children and other people are at risk. People making a rescue attempt can also be in danger. Proper safety procedures are vital, including having a rescue plan and safety equipment.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Choking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Choking occurs when an object partly or completely blocks a person's airway. Choking may be a life-threatening medical emergency because the brain can only survive a few minutes without oxygen. Signs and symptoms include clutching at the throat, coughing, wheezing and a red face. First aid can save a life.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Choking on food
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Have you ever heard someone coughing while they were eating or drinking then afterwards saying
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Choking
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Choking is a risk for babies and young children. take care that your home does not have small things around that they can put in their mouths.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Preventing strangulation and suffocation
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Practical tips on how to protect your child from strangulation and suffocation by taking precautions in the child's room and around the house.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   How to stop choking - first aid
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A Parenting in Pictures guide showing what to do when a baby or child is choking. Includes information on clearing a blockage in the airway, and delivering back blows and chest thrusts to babies and children.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Preventing choking
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to protecting your child from the risk of choking. Includes information on choking risks and objects that can case your child to choke. Also includes information on what to do if your child is choking.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Choking - children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   When a child chokes you must check for breathing, coughing or crying. If there is no breathing, give four sharp blows to the back to dislodge the object. Ring an ambulance if the child is not breathing easily or not at all. Do not use the Heimlich manoeuvre (squeezing the abdomen or hitting the child in the abdomen) unless directed to by the ambulance service operator, as this can cause serious damage to organs in the abdomen.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Toddlers and choking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Choking is caused by an object going into the trachea (windpipe) instead of the oesophagus (food pipe). Toddlers can choke on food and small items, such as buttons or beads. Parents can take many precautions to reduce the risk. Learn first aid techniques to help your child in an emergency.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Safety - blind and curtain cords
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many people do not realise that blind and curtain cords can be dangerous for babies and young children - particularly for children under 3 years old.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Breath-holding
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An explanation of the causes of breath-holding in children, with tips on handling the common childhood behaviour of breath-holding and what to do if your child has a breath-holding attack.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Parkinson's disease: speech and swallowing - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Many people with Parkinson's disease are likely to develop speech difficulties.
Date:   Jul 2002
Title:   Child safety: preventing choking and suffocation - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out how to reduce the risk of your child choking or suffocating.
Date:   Jun 2001

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