2-year-old boy in Nghe An dies from choking on longan seed
(Baonghean.vn) - While his mother was cooking, a 2-year-old boy peeled a longan to eat and unfortunately choked.
On the afternoon of November 12, speaking with a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Ho Xuan Xuyen - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Thanh Commune (Quynh Luu District) said that the family is organizing a funeral for Ho Van V. (2 years old, hamlet 13), after the child died from choking on a longan seed.
Previously, according to Mr. Xuyen, on the morning of November 11, the boy's mother went to the market to buy a bunch of longan. While the woman went inside to cook, the boy was alone in the yard peeling and eating the longan.
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| There have been many cases of children dying from choking on longan seeds. |
“Because the child was sitting alone in the yard eating longan, no one had time to notice. When the mother finished cooking and came out, she saw her son was purple and had stopped breathing, lying in the middle of the yard. Only then did she realize that the child had choked on a longan seed and there was no time to take him to the hospital,” said Mr. Xuyen.
According to the Quynh Thanh commune authorities, V.'s family situation is very difficult. A year ago, V.'s 7-year-old brother also unfortunately drowned.
Choking on longan seeds is not a rare case in children, there have been many deaths./.