It is a food that children associate with fun and they love, but we tell you why you should stay vigilant when they eat them.
Depending on the age of the child , it can be very dangerous . Asphyxiation of minors due to popcorn is more common than we imagine , so the recommendation is to ban them from babies and exercise extreme caution in children.
According to specialists , the most dangerous stage and in which most cases of choking occur is 0 to 4 years, and they also warn that there are other foods that cause many cases of suffocation such as grapes, hard candy, olives or sausages.
If your child chokes , he will start coughing. Let him cough and even if you are tempted to do so, do not hit him on the back, because you could make the situation worse . In many cases, they can get rid of what? and they will soon be able to breathe normally, but if this does not happen you should do this maneuver and call the emergency services.
– Lean it forward or lying on your knees, give it five blows between the shoulder blades of the back (upper area, between the shoulder blades).
– Locate where the ribs end and where the navel begins. Stand behind and hug him, locate this point with your fist, and press five times slightly up and in to increase pressure on the rib cage.
– Look in your mouth for the object that prevents you from breathing and if it is within reach, remove it. If it’s not easy to get out, don’t try it!
– Repeat the sequence of five blows in the scapular area and five pressures between the ribs.
– If you lose consciousness, put him on his back, cover his nose and do five ventilations.
– Press in the center of the sternum 15 times.
– Repeat until emergency services arrive.