Did You Know?!
In a 2011, a US National Safety Council report stated that choking caused 4,500 deaths (amongst all ages) in the United States in 2009.[Ref:46]
This section highlights what we have learned most recently about choking prevention and treatment… plus some important pathophysiology, discovered more than 100 years ago, but still relevant today.
In a 2011, a US National Safety Council report stated that choking caused 4,500 deaths (amongst all ages) in the United States in 2009.[Ref:46]