How is choking normally prevented?

Prevention Tips

- Cut food into small pieces.

- Chew your food thoroughly; don't talk or laugh with food in your mouth.

- Hold babies at an upright position during feeding.

- Avoid placing small objects such as coins, beads, balloons, or small toys in your mouth or accessible areas for children.

- For children below 3, try to avoid hard, crunchy, chewy, stringy, or small foods

- Always pay close attention while feeding the baby.

- Supervise children when they eat.

- Learn the Heimlich maneuver for adults, children, and infants.