{"id":4167,"date":"2024-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uncategorized\/top-choking-threats-for-kids-at-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T00:00:00","slug":"top-choking-threats-for-kids-at-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/news\/top-choking-threats-for-kids-at-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Choking Threats for Kids at the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
A choking emergency can happen anytime, but the holiday season brings unique risks and hazards that families should keep in mind, particularly for little ones. Children under 5 are far\u00a0more likely to choke<\/a> than adults. As we move into the busy holiday rush, here are the top hazards parents and caregivers should look out for.<\/p>\n Nuts: Even more of a choking risk than small objects are certain foods, and nuts are right at the top of that list. A common snack at the holidays, nuts are the right size and firm consistency to make them a major choking hazard.<\/p>\n Candy: Christmas is perhaps second only to Halloween when it comes to how much candy is around. Peppermints, caramels, toffee and other seasonal sweets can have a firm, sticky consistency that makes them stick in kids\u2019 small throats.<\/p>\n As the holidays approach it is important to be prepared with a plan of action, including knowing choking prevention steps like cutting food into smaller pieces and knowing the size of holiday decor that may represent choking hazards. Additionally, knowing proper emergency procedures including CPR, abdominal thrusts, and even anti-choking devices like theDechoker<\/a> anti-choking device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A choking emergency can happen anytime, but the holiday season brings unique risks and hazards that families should keep in mind, particularly for little ones. Children under 5 are far\u00a0more likely to choke than adults. As we move into the busy holiday rush, here are the top hazards parents and caregivers should look out for. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dechoker.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Seasonal Decor<\/h2>\n
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