Choking is an ever-present danger for small children – one that can be fatal if a responsible adult doesn't offer the correct aid. In a 2013 study of choking incidents among young children, the ...

With choking being the 4 th leading cause of unintentional injury death in the USA, would you know what to do if you saw someone clutching their throat, coughing, gagging, wheezing, or passing out? On ...

We all hope we'll never be put in the position of having to save a child's life, but it could happen. Children test their physical limits and get caught in all kinds of dangerous situations. They ...

As a first-time mum, Leah said she was nervous about weaning. (Leah Weenen) I’ll never forget the night that changed me as a mother. On a seemingly ordinary evening in March, my eight-month-old son, ...

The 'Five and Five', or most commonly the Heimlich maneuver, is a first-aid method for choking — when a person can’t breathe because food, a toy or another foreign item is blocking their throat or ...

As we head towards Easter, the shops are filled with lots of sweet treats. These are incredibly enticing however could ...

The University of Washington School of Medicine site features video demonstrations of CPR and first aid for choking victims. There are separate versions of each video tailored to adults, children and ...

MADISON, Wis. — A bill that would make Wisconsin schools include an anti-choking device in their already-required first aid kits received a hearing in an Assembly committee Thursday. Families, like ...

Alabaster Pizzo, “Choking First Aid poster” (2016) (all images courtesy the artist unless otherwise noted) In 1978, shortly after the discovery of the Heimlich Maneuver, New York City introduced its ...