Choking

Links to information about asphyxiation and choking and how to prevent it from happening.

Reviewed September 2009

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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:   Jul 2009
Title:   Breath holding
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Breath holding is common but not harmful to a child's health; description of what happens when a child holds her breath.
Date:   Apr 2009
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. Symptoms can include clutching at the throat, coughing, wheezing and a red face. First aid can save a life.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Choking on food - easy read
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:   Mar 2009
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 'Oh that went down the wrong way?'
Date:   Dec 2008
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:   Oct 2008
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:   Sep 2008
Title:   Farm safety - confined spaces
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Confined spaces on farms are dangerous. Water tanks, silos, tunnels, wells, manure pits and other confined spaces can suffocate a person with vapours 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, including a rescue plan and safety equipment, are vital.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Allopurinol for preventing mortality and morbidity in newborn infants with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to determine whether giving allopurinol to newborn infants with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and, therefore, is beneficial.Newborn infants who have been deprived of oxygen before, during, or after delivery (p...
Date:   Dec 2007
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 2007
Title:   Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is evidence that induced hypothermia (cooling) of newborn babies who may have suffered from a lack of oxygen at birth reduces death or disability, without increasing disability in survivors. This means that parents should expect that cooling will ...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Naloxone for preventing morbidity and mortality in newborn infants of greater than 34 weeks' gestation with suspected perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Newborn infants who have been deprived of oxygen before, during, or after delivery ("perinatal asphyxia") are at high risk of dying or developing brain damage. Studies in animal models suggest that over-production of the bodies' own opioids (substances ...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Anticonvulsants for preventing mortality and morbidity in full term newborns with perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is unclear whether giving anticonvulsants to newborn babies soon after possible birth asphyxia at term is safe and effective. More studies are needed. Seizures (or convulsions) are common following birth asphyxia. These seizures may worsen the brain ...
Date:   Mar 2007
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:   Jan 2007
Title:   How to stop choking - first aid
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This Parenting in Pictures guide shows you what to do when a baby or child is choking.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Preventing choking
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to protecting your child from the risk of choking.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Fluid restriction for term infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Plain language summary will be included with future review update....
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:   Dopamine for prevention of morbidity and mortality in term newborn infants with suspected perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dopamine to improve outcomes in newborn infants with a suspected lack of oxygen during birth. A lack of oxygen around the time of birth (perinatal asphyxia) can cause death and long-term illness in newborn infants. It is indicated by a low Apgar score f...
Date:   Mar 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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