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Preventing
Choking
- Don't
leave small objects, such as buttons, coins, and beads within an infant's reach.
- Have
children sit in a high chair or at a table while they eat.
- Do not let
children eat too fast.
- Give infants soft food that they do not need to
chew.
- Make sure that toys are too large to be swallowed.
- Do not
give infants and young childrent foods like nuts, grapes, popcorn, and raw vegetables.
- Make
sure that toys have no small parts that could be pulled off.
- Cut foods
a child can choke on easily such as hot dogs, into small pieces.
- Supervise
children while they eat.