Regulatory and Educational Initiatives to Prevent Food Choking Injuries in Children: An Overview of the Current Approaches

Frontiers in Public Health

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Giulia Lorenzoni¹  Alexander Hochdorn²  Giulia Beltrame Vriz³  Andrea Francavilla¹  Romina Valentini⁴  Solidea Baldas⁵  Giselle Cuestas⁶  Hugo Rodriguez⁶  Achal Gulati⁷  A. B. Sebastian van As⁸  Dario Gregori¹ 

[1] Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova;Department of Social and Work Psychology, University of Brasília;Department of Child and Mothers, Santa Chiara Hospital;Dietetics Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova;Prochild Onlus;Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan;Department of Otorhinolaryngology ,(E.N.T.), Maulana Azad Medical College;Trauma Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town

关键词: food;    choking injuries;    prevention;    children;    recommendations;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.830876

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Choking injuries are one of the major causes of death among children ages 0–3, and most of these injuries are related to food. This work provides an overview of the current recommendations for food choking prevention and educational targets as a basis for developing a unified common set of knowledge for primary prevention policies development. Guidelines published by professional membership organizations and national governments in the English language were considered. All of these guidelines provide lists of hazardous food items and recommendations for food preparation to minimize choking hazard. Together with recommendations for food preparation, also recommendations aimed at stakeholders (food manufacturers, health care providers, and public authorities) are provided, underlining that this severe public health problem should be further addressed by adopting integrated public health interventions. Our overview stressed the importance of developing educational and primary prevention policies to sensitize adult supervisors and to regulate dangerous food products in the market.

【 授权许可】

CC BY