Suffocation Accident Occurs Like This-How to Save a Child-September 9 20:22
A tragic accident in which a kindergarten child dies by plugging the grapes from his lunch into his throat.
The risk of food-related choking accidents is gaining renewed interest, especially among parents of child-raising generations.
What kind of food is dangerous?
What to do in case of emergency.
(Kenta Hayashida, Hiromi Akimoto, Reporter, Network News Department)
Grapes 3 cm in diameter
The accident happened around 1pm on the 7th of this month.
A female teacher found a 4-year-old boy about to suffer at a kindergarten in Hachioji, Tokyo.
He was taken to the hospital by ambulance and died shortly thereafter.
It is believed to be the death of suffocation caused by grabbing grapes in the throat.
The grapes were about 3 cm in diameter when peeled.
An overflowing near-hat
So-called "hiyari hats" were posted one after another by parents and others who had similar experiences although they were not important on SNS after the accident.
"My son also stuck his candy in my throat. I banged my back bang! I was really scared of candy."
"My daughter had a carrot throat. I just asked, "What should I do? What should I do?
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Smooth, smooth and sticky... What is dangerous food?
What are the foods that your child may get stuck in his throat?
We heard from Dr. Masahiko Sakamoto, who is the head of the pediatrician at the Saku Medical Center in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture.
He gave me five characteristics of foods that children can easily choke.
1 Smooth and slippery
2 Round shape
3 Sticky
4 Resilient
5 Hard
Specifically, smooth and round petite tomatoes, cherries, and grapes.
In addition to sticky dumplings, white balls, and mochi, shrimp, squid, and octopus that are elastic and can not bite.
It is also necessary to pay attention to beans such as firm peanuts and edamame, ramune and candy balls.
It also means that even if you eat bread and rice that you eat a lot on a daily basis, if you squeeze them or put them in your mouth too much, you risk increasing choking.
Is it easy for children to choke on food?
When the Consumer Affairs Agency analyzed 623 cases of children under the age of 14 who were suffocated to death during the five years up to 2014, food was the most common source of suffocation at bedtime (27.8%) (16.5%). was.
Dr. Sakamoto points out that children are at a higher risk of getting food in their throat than adults.
Dr. Sakamoto
: Although it depends on the growth and development of each child, as a guideline, children under the age of 4 do not have teeth and do not fully develop their chewing ability. In addition, while adults can cough and exhale when they are clogged, it is difficult for children to exhale with their own pressure. There is also a risk that you will "eat while eating" while eating and chatting, or you will playfully choke on eating too fast."
Avoid dangerous foods, chop it small
Even if a small child says, "Let's eat it often," it does not always mean that it will be done.
Are there any measures that can be taken at home to prevent suffocation accidents?
Dr. Sakamoto
: There is an opinion that it is strange to not eat because it is dangerous, but even if the parents are next to you and you are careful, an accident actually occurs. You can train your ability to bite things immediately. It is important for those under the age of 4 to control foods that are dangerous, to divide round foods such as grapes into four, and to chop foods that are difficult to bite into small pieces, so that the person who eats food to some extent controls it.
As a rule of thumb, when you're about 4 to 5 years old and you can understand the language well, it's important to teach them "Let's eat well" and "Let's eat in a calm and neat posture" is.
If you still get stuck...
If your child has choked food in his throat, call an ambulance immediately.
According to Dr. Sakamoto, the chance of resuscitation is high within about 9 minutes after suffocation.
Since it is a matter of time, it is important not only to wait for an ambulance but also to take first-aid measures to exhale anything stuck on the spot.
How to exhale
If you
are
under 1 year of age
Place your child on your knees on your stomach.
Place your hand on your chin to secure it, and at the base of your hand, push your back about 5 times forward or tap it.
Then place your back and support the back of your neck with your hands.
Put your finger between your chest and press it about 5 times with enough strength to sink your chest.
This operation is repeated 5 to 6 times alternately.
If you are over 1 year old,
hold your body around your child's back and hold your arms around your back.
Make a clenched fist with one hand, grab the fist with the other hand and pull it up all at once until foreign matter comes out.
Kinki University School of Medicine Kei Sugimoto, Professor
“There's more than one thing in your throat, so be sure to check your breathing status even if foreign matter comes out. When the ambulance arrives, you need to tell exactly when, what, and how much you ate. "
Sad accident
“An accident will occur even if the parents are careful next door,”
Dr. Sakamoto warns.
Choking accidents of children occur with foods that are familiar to us in our daily diet.
I felt that I wanted to firmly remember how to deal with an emergency as a parent with a child to prevent a sad accident.