A 4-year-old child died after choking on candy in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, according to doctors who tried to treat him. According to reports, the child was eating Frootola - an eye-shaped sticky toffee he swallowed and got stuck in his throat. When he told his mother, she gave him water to wash it down, due to which the candy slipped further down his throat, making him breathless.
He was then rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors were not able to remove the toffee from his throat and he eventually passed due to choking. Family members said the child died tragically after battling for around three hours. His family has now requested that the toffee manufacturer should be held accountable.
Choking hazards in children According to experts, choking happens when an object blocks someone’s throat or windpipe, making them unable to breathe. Statistics say the main cause of injury among small children happens mostly during eating so it is always good to know for parents which foods are the biggest choking hazards. Doctors say hard candy causes the most choking episodes, followed by other candy, such as tough or large chunks of meat and bones.
Apart from hard candy, there are many other high-risk foods as well which you need to keep out of grabbing distance of infants and toddlers – as they are choking hazards. A few of these include: Grapes Popcorn Chips Carrot sticks Raw vegetable chunks Cheese chunks Sticky candy Peanut butter Chewing gum Signs and symptoms of choking .