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How to prevent choking, suffocation and strangulation

What are the main causes of choking ? Foods that are hard, round, large or sticky such as nuts and hard candy. Household items like small toys, buttons and coins. An important note on safe sleep: Babies who sleep in an adult bed face higher risk of suffocation from pillows , blankets or a parent's body. > Learn more about safe sleep

Read Choking risk : Be extra careful until age 4 for more information. Your child can also suffocate on objects (like a plastic bag), that risk covering her mouth and nose preventing her from breathing.

What not to put in a baby's crib

What not to put in a baby's crib? Read the complete list of items that pose a suffocation, SIDS, or choking risk and what to use instead.

If parents decide to co-sleep, it is essential to follow strict safety measures to minimize the risk of suffocation and ensure a safe sleeping environment for the baby. First and foremost, parents should remove all soft bedding items, such as pillows , blankets, and stuffed animals, from the bed.

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Choking Food Toys and small objects Children can strangle themselves with consumer products that end up around their necks such as blind cords, drawstrings, cords and ribbons. To prevent strangulation: Suffocation Babies can suffocate when they are not placed in a safe space for sleeping.

Suffocation, choking and strangulation are the leading cause of unintentional injuries and death in infants and young children in Canada. Many of these injuries are preventable with understanding the child's stage of development, skills and behaviour patterns and safe proofing the environment.

Choking Hazards

This page provides information about choking hazards and how to prevent choking in young children.

THE CONSUMER WATCHDOG has warned parents not to buy pillows being marketed as sleep aids for babies that can cause death through suffocation or overheating. The Competition and Consumer Protection ...