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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any small food that doesn't dissolve into pasty form completely in the mouth (popcorn, raisins, hard pretzels, for examples) is a choking hazard for a small child. Also, children tend to laugh and talk while they eat, so there is more of a risk of food going into the esophagus. (Food "going down the wrong pipe.") Also, children take big bites and don't chew their food well. Children can choke on any food however, so don't have a false sense of security about ANY food. I choked on a piece of birthday cake as a child. We were playing a game and laughing uproariously -- I remember how the birthday cake lodged in my throat and the feeling I couldn't get any air.[/quote] Sorry to break it to you but the esophagus is not the "wrong pipe"... LOL You DO WANT the food to go into your esophagus. You don't want it going down your TRACHEA! [img]https://www.beacancerdancer.org/images/esophagus_front_q704.jpg[/img][/quote]
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