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Choking Learning Center

Choking is when someone can't breathe because food, a toy, or other object is blocking the airway (throat or windpipe.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 8, 2009
Choking is a condition caused by inhalation of a foreign object that partially or fully blocks the airway.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Blockage of the throat or windpipe by an object. Choking is a major cause of death for children under three, and is a hazard for older children as well. Young children explore the world with their mouths, and they will naturally put in their mouth...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Choking is the inability to breathe because the trachea is blocked, constricted, or swollen shut.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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