Choking baby, child: a rescuer gives her tip to avoid it

Many parents dread the chunky stage when diversifying their baby. Generally, the latter can begin around the age of 6 months. The fear of suffocation is often mentioned by young parents who fear the wrong way in their toddler. An Australian rescuer shared via the Instagram account of Tiny Hearts Education (a company that trains in rescue gestures) her trick to prevent the risk of choking in babies.

Choking in children: “every parent should know this trick”

Posted a week ago on the Tiny Hearts Education Instagram account, the video received many views and parents warmly thank the author, a certain Nikki Jurcutz, a rescuer based in Australia. In the video we can see her crushing several foods in turn: raw/cooked carrot, banana, avocado… While explaining that if the latter can be crushed between the thumb and the index finger, it is because it There is very little risk of suffocation of the child’s airways. On the other hand, if it is impossible to crush the food between these two fingers, as is the case for example with a piece of cooked carrot, the risk of suffocation is very real. A trick that according to the rescuer “should be known by all parents”.

The rules to follow to avoid choking in children under 4 years old

Up to about 4 years old, children are at great risk of choking, especially with certain foods. This is particularly the case for:

• Nuts,
• Seeds,
• hard candy,
• cough drops,
• The popcorn,
• Chewing gums,
• whole fresh grapes,
• raisins,
• Knacki-type sausage slices,
• Raw carrot and celery,
• Brioche

Hard, small, round, smooth and sticky foods are particularly risky.

To prevent the risk of choking, these foods should be prepared by cutting and/or grating them. It is also advisable to make your child eat on a seat adapted to his height and weight and always under the supervision of an adult. As a reminder, it is strongly advised not to feed a child during a car trip.