Elizabeth Donner, M.D., a paediatric hospitalist at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando and a member of the medical advisory board, examined common Halloween sweets for potential choking dangers, yielding very eye-opening results
Halloween can be dangerous for your little ones as many sweets and small chocolates can be a choking hazard for a young child.
Elizabeth Donner, M.D., a paediatric hospitalist at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando and a member of the medical advisory board, examined common Halloween candy for potential choking dangers. Dr Elizabeth determined that 15 of the 25 choices she examined posed a choking threat."Choking hazards are incredibly common when you start to look at Halloween candies," Dr Elizabeth said.
If you have children under the age of four, you should exercise extra caution because they are more prone to choke on something. Another reason for concern, according to the medical expert, is that young children can and do put non-food items in their mouths. "You'll also want to watch out for candy wrappers, stickers, bouncy balls, small toys, and temporary tattoos," she says.
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