Nghe An: 11-month-old boy dies from choking on jelly
(Baonghean.vn) - The piece of jelly was located at the junction of the throat, causing the baby to stop breathing and having his heart stop when taken to the hospital.
The Department of Resuscitation and Anti-Poisoning, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital said: On December 4, the department received an 11-month-old boy (Nghi Hoa Ward - Cua Lo) who choked on jelly. According to the patient's family, the child was eating jelly when he choked and turned purple all over.
The family immediately took the child to the hospital in a deep coma, cardiac arrest, and respiratory arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was required, but both pupils were dilated and there were no neurological reflexes. Despite their best efforts, the doctors and nurses were helpless. On December 5, the child was taken home by his family for funeral arrangements.
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| Jelly is very easy to choke on for children. Photo courtesy |
Recently, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has continuously received many cases of patients choking on foreign objects. The most recent case was a 16-month-old baby choking on a tissue while playing. This is a very common accident but can have very serious consequences. Parents and caregivers need to pay special attention when choosing and preparing food for children as well as toys in the house.
Doctor Nguyen Hung Manh - Head of the Department of Resuscitation and Anti-Poison, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital said: "The golden time to save a child who is choking on a foreign object is only about 5-10 minutes. After this period of time, it is considered too late, and any treatment is almost impossible. Even if it can be saved, it will leave serious sequelae, and the child may have to live in a vegetative state."
When encountering the above situation, parents should use their hands to press on the chest or epigastric region, increasing the pressure in the chest to expel the foreign object. If this method is ineffective and the child is still cyanotic, parents should perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to quickly provide oxygen to the brain and lungs and call an ambulance. On the way to the hospital, relatives must continuously resuscitate to avoid the child from having cardiac or respiratory arrest.