Prevention of choking and suffocation
To prevent your child from choking or suffocation:
• Keep small items out of the reach of children, such as
coins, beads and peanuts
• Cut fruit into very small pieces
or mash it so that it does
not cause the child to choke
• Cut sausages lengthways, not into round pieces
• Do not let the child play with plastic bags,
lest he put
them on his head or mouth, thus exposing himself to the
risk of suffocation
• Make sure that there are no strings attached to the
curtains
or furnishings of the home, lest the child wrap
them around his neck
• Try to make sure that the children’s toys are free of small
pieces that can be swallowed. The toys should also be
large
and free of sharp corners
• Keep the toilet seat closed and locked so that the child
cannot fall into the toilet
• The mother should not sleep next to her child in the same
bed, because of the danger that she may roll over onto
him or her breast may cover the child’s mouth,
making it
impossible for him to breathe, or she may inadvertently
push the pillow over his head.
• Keep unused fridges and empty cupboards away from
children or keep them firmly closed so that the child
cannot get into them
and close the door on himself,
which leads to the risk of suffocation
• Keep gas canisters, especially those that are unused, out
of reach of children so that they cannot open them.
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