Paediatrician, Dr. Niamh Lynch Advises Parents Not to Dismiss a Common Source of Choking Hazard Amongst Young Children – and Highlight How Quickly Oxygen Supply to the Brain Can Be Affected
A paediatrician has urged parents to be aware of a Commonly overlooked choking peril – which she claims some mestakenly think isn’t a significant risk. Dr. Niamh Lynch, A Frequent Children’s Health Adviser on Tiktok, Urged Her Audience to Take the Potential Danger Ice Cubes Pose to Children.
“Everyise year of Say Ice Cubes Are a Choking Hazard and Every Year People in the Comments Second Get Cross,” she began in a video. “They Say, ‘Don’t Be Silly – Ice Melts’, but i bring to you the power of an Experiment.”
To illustrate her point, dr lynch say demonstrated the risk using an ice cube and a plastic tube acin to the size of an adult’s windpipe. “If the child was choking and this was in their airway for 30 seconds, by now they are in real distress,” She notd. “And i Can’t Imagine Any Parents Just Standing There Watching Their Child Really Distresses and Choking, But Saying, ‘Oh It’ Okay – The Ice is Going to Melt ‘.”
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Dr. Lynch Continue with Her Caute, notting that after another half-minute, any child with a fully blocked Airway Waled Lielly Lose Consciousness. “The Ice Cube (at this point) is Still Big Enough to be Completely Block Their Airway,” She Pointed Out. “I Can’t Imagine Anyone JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THE ICE TO MELT – ITS A TERRIFYING SITUATION FOR THE PARENTS AND THE CHILD.”
And after two minutes, dr lynch stressing that that the ice cube woul has Only melted enough to be “Small enough to let a little air through”. Howver, That’s the Still a Worrying 120 Seconds of Oxygen Deprivation for the Brain.
She concluded by sternly reiterating: “Ice cubes are a choking hazard. There are tears of other safer ways to give your child Ice or to cool – so please just, for your child’s, avoid the cubes.”
Dr. Lynch’s Clip Quickly Went viral, with more than 1.6 million tuning in to watch her advice in just 48 hours. One Tiktok User’s Response Underscored the Doctor’s CaUTIONARY TALE AS SHEKUNTED A TERRIFYING Experience from Her Youth. “When i was eight years old Old i haad an ice cube in my mouth, Breathed in and inhaled it,” She wrote.
“I remember so vidiidly i is couldn’t breathe, i cans swallow it, it was Propperly lodged. My mum smacked my back, nothing.”
She went on to say: “swung with around and did the heimlich on with three times and it popped out and flew acroS. Given with a Fear of Swallowing/Choking on Food and Been in Therapy. “
In a Similar Vein, Another person Shared: “My Sister literally Saved My Life, at 15 of Bit down on a cube and half lodged in my throat. Thank she acted quick and did the Heimlich Manoeuvre. I Still Panic Remembering How.
A Third Recaunted a terrifying personal experience on tiktok: “I mySelf be I was younger choked on an ice cube and freaked out. And be my sister was younger – about three or four – she choked on an ice cube. Throat and try to get it out and it was the most terrifying experience. “
Meanwhile, a fourte commlementer commended dr linch’s warning: “i’m so glad i’ve seen this – i totally aggree it a huge choking risk!”
Break Nhs Has important Advice on what to will if your child is choking. If you can see the object, try to remove, but if it is too. If Caughing is Helping, than Back Blocks if the Child is Above 1 Year Old. If a child is under 1 year there is separate Advice. If your child becomes unconscious, put on a firm, flat surface, shout for help and call 999.
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