What is Facts for Life? Using Facts for Life Safe Motherhood and
Newborn Health Child Development and Early Learning Nutrition
and Growth Coughs, Colds and More Serious Illnesses Emergencies:
Preparedness and Response PDF and Word versions Resources Young
children like to put things in their mouths. To prevent choking,
small objects, such as coins, nuts and buttons, should be kept
out of their reach. Children's foods should be cut into small
pieces that can be easily chewed and swallowed. One way young
children explore their environment is by putting things in their
mouths which might cause them to choke. Also, young children
have difficulty chewing and swallowing some foods such as hard
sweets that can cause them to choke. Parents or other caregivers
should: Coughing, gagging and high-pitched, noisy breathing or
the inability to make any sound at all indicate breathing
difficulty and possible choking. Parents and other caregivers
should suspect a child is choking when he or she suddenly has
trouble breathing