Editing Choking (section)

==== Anticipatory guidance from pediatricians ====
[[File:SmallPartsTestFixtureCPSCgov.jpg|thumb|Small Parts Test Fixture (SPTF): used to determine whether toys and other products pose a choking hazard to children under 3 years old]]

As a part of well-visits, pediatricians provide education to parents and their children regarding their development. Included in these visits is anticipatory guidance, which provides advice to parents and children as primary prevention of disease and illness including choking. For example, for a child that is 7–9 months old, children start to develop a pincer grasp allowing them to reach for objects.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McIntire |first=S. C. |date=2003-02-19 |title=Rudolph's Pediatrics |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.7.922-a |journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |volume=289 |issue=7 |pages=922 |doi=10.1001/jama.289.7.922-a |issn=0098-7484}}</ref> The ability to place these objects in their mouths significantly increases choking risk.

Example anticipatory guidance for children 7–9 months old:<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://publications.aap.org//ExternalLoginResponse.ashx?elpId=3&redirecturlback=http://publications.aap.org/aapbooks/book/478/Bright-Futures-Guidelines-for-Health-Supervision?autologincheck=redirected?nfToken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |access-date=2022-09-12 |year=2017 |doi=10.1542/9781610020237|isbn=978-1-61002-023-7 |s2cid=79224169 |editor-last1=Hagan |editor-last2=Shaw |editor-last3=Duncan |editor-first1=Joseph F |editor-first2=Judith S |editor-first3=Paula M |title=Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |edition=4th }}</ref>

* Infants should avoid moving when feeding like riding in a car or stroller. Infants should be sitting upright and remain still. 
* Infants should be supervised when feeding including children younger than 3 years old 
* Infants will try to feed themselves. Avoid foods such as grapes, popcorn, carrots, nuts, and hard candies. Difficult to swallow foods like peanut butter and marshmallows should be given with caution.
* Specifically, toys like marbles, balls, balloons should not be given including children younger than 3 years old.<ref name=":10">{{Cite journal |last=Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention |date=March 2010 |title=Prevention of choking among children |journal=Pediatrics |volume=125 |issue=3 |pages=601–607 |doi=10.1542/peds.2009-2862 |issn=1098-4275 |pmid=20176668|doi-access=free }}</ref>