Scenario #1


• 2-year-old Michael is eating grapes his mother gave him to keep him from crying when she left and he coughs. You are alone.


Scenario #2


• 3-year-old Destiny is eating a cut-up hot dog for dinner. She coughs. Her 8-year-old sister Chloe is there.


Scenario #3


• 6-year-old Nathan is eating lemon drops that you gave him and coughs. You are alone.


Scenario #4


• 2-year-old Camila finds a dime and puts it in her mouth and coughs. You are alone.


Scenario #5


• 4-year-old Joshua puts a bottle cap in his mouth and coughs. His 9-year-old brother Justin is there.


Scenario #6 • 2-year-old Maria finds a Lego®


cleaned up. She puts the Lego®


that her older brother missed when he in her mouth and coughs. Her 8-year-


old brother David is in the next room playing. CHOKING PREVENTION – CHILD


Let’s look at the Rules to Prevent Choking in your Student Handbook on page 37. What are some things that children under age 5 shouldn’t…


• Eat? (Hard candy, nuts, popcorn, smooth round foods like hot dogs or grapes, or sticky foods that can ball up like peanut butter or marshmallows.)


• Play with? (Latex balloons, coins, marbles, or small balls.) • Put in their mouths? (Anything smaller than child’s fist.)


Is it okay to let a child eat while they are running around or playing? Why or why not? (No, if they are not seated and focused on eating, they can swallow or inhale when they are not ready to, causing food to obstruct – block – the airway.)


What is the difference between coughing and choking? (Coughing helps; choking is a THREAT TO LIFE and requires immediate help!)


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