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First Aid & CPR TrainingDid you know? Infant CPR is different from child CPR. Some emergency rooms and ambulance rescue squads are not staffed or equipped for handling children. Find out if your local ambulances carry child-size equipment (most adult-size won't work as well for children); if medics with local-emergency-service providers are trained to work on children; and if the local emergency rooms have full-time pediatric staff on call. Do they have child-size resuscitation equipment? If not, is there air or ambulance transport available to take your child to another hospital? Although it's usually best to call an ambulance, you should know the way to the nearest pediatric-trauma unit. Which hospital does your pediatrician recommend (i.e. where would she send her own child)?
Top toy and household choking hazards: latex balloons, buttons, button-shaped batteries, coins, earrings, barrettes, necklaces with beads, pendants or charms, marbles, small balls and small toy parts, paper clips, pen caps, pop tops, rings, safety or straight pins, snaps, nails, screws, nuts and bolts. Also don't allow your child to play with large batteries. If they leak, the acid will burn your child. Top food choking hazards: hard candy, sticky candy, whole grapes, chewing gum, bubble gum, whole hot dogs or large slices, large pieces of meat or cheese, nuts (peanuts pose a risk until age 7), thickly spread peanut butter, popcorn, raisins, round lollipops, lollipops that contain candy or bubble gum, fruit rollups, raw vegetables and hard fruits, such as apples, carrots, celery (celery is especially difficult for a child to chew properly), seeds or pits (pose a risk until age 7). Additionally, increasing concerns are being raised about fruit roll-ups, "fruit gels," "fruit candies," and "gel candies." Several chain stores have pulled gel candy from their shelves after several deaths of children (some as old as 12 years old). Make sure older children are aware of the hazards of giving small toys or certain foods to the baby. Set an inviolable rule that they can only give things to the baby that you approve. Avoid giving your young child chokable foods or toys while riding in a vehicle. Don't allow store personnel to give your child anything that you haven't inspected and found safe.
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