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- Response to eLetter by Dr. Ayman HabibaShow More
Dear Dr. Habiba, thank you on behalf of the Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention for sharing information about this case of a young girl who aspirated a piece of a styrofoam cup. Thank you for your interest and suggestions for prevention of foreign body aspiration among young children.
Sincerely, Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, FAAP, Immediate Past Chairperson, Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Pre...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Styrofoam cups: a unique aspiration hazard in small childrenShow More
A 4-year old girl was brought by her parents because of concern about her breathing. Two days ago, she was drinking out of a Styrofoam cup, while chewing at the rim, when all of a sudden she came to her dad saying she “swallowed” something. She did not cough, but seemed intermittently as if to be gasping for air. Her voice was not hoarse. She was able to swallow without difficulty. She was brought to the Emergency Dep...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Response to eLetter by Christine C. HalaburkaShow More
Dear Dr. Halaburka, thank you on behalf of COIVPP for your eLetter. The Academy agrees that an important role for pediatricians is providing anticipatory guidance regarding injury prevention to their patients and patients' families. COIVPP and the Academy provide guidance to pediatricians regarding this role through the TIPP and Connected Kids materials. You are correct in pointing out that children should be seated wh...
Competing Interests: None declared. - What is our job as pediatriciansShow More
Normally I am not one to put pen to paper or rather fingers to keyboard but I am amazed and disapointed that no one ever talks about our role giving parents anticipatory guidance about the biggest risk of choking that I even get to witness in my office. If we could teach parents never to let their children walk with food I believe that we could cut down significantly on choking. When these little ones trip which they do...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Response to eLetter by Pam Bennett-SantoroShow More
Pam, thank you on behalf of COIVPP for your eLetter. The Academy has been engaged with this issue since the early 1980's. We have learned much over the years regarding the prevention of choking on toys by young children. We now wish to apply that knowledge to the prevention of choking on food. Thanks again for your eLetter.
Sincerely, Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, FAAP Immediate Past Chairperson, Committee on Injury, Vio...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Food and choking, children under 6Show More
I would suggest that this policy as it relates to food and choking, is long overdue.
As a nursing student in 1977, our pediatric faculty taught us about choking prevention strategies for children under 6 years of age. Specifically the dangers of hotdogs, grapes, nuts and other foods of that shape. Apparently that information has not been uniformly shared with parents of young children.
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