http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking.html
IMO, its a sad, sad day, when it gets to the point, when we have to start redesigning food so people wont choke! I was listening to the radio today, and this was the topic. I was very glad to hear the hosts commenting on how its the parents, yes the parents, (God forbid we put the blame on them) that need to make sure that a) the kids dont eat hotdogs, b) that the hotdog is cut up well enough, in small bits, and c) that the kid is chewing.
I mean really...we gotta make the hotdog, something thats been around in the same shape, for a long time, into some other shape, because someone chokes. Please. Is it necessary to give the kid a hotdog? How about candy? Short of chopping food into a fine paste, ANY food, has the potential of being a choking hazard. Its not just candy or hotdogs. You could choke on liquid.
Just another excuse for people wanting to pass the buck and not take responsibility for their own actions.
IMO, its a sad, sad day, when it gets to the point, when we have to start redesigning food so people wont choke! I was listening to the radio today, and this was the topic. I was very glad to hear the hosts commenting on how its the parents, yes the parents, (God forbid we put the blame on them) that need to make sure that a) the kids dont eat hotdogs, b) that the hotdog is cut up well enough, in small bits, and c) that the kid is chewing.
I mean really...we gotta make the hotdog, something thats been around in the same shape, for a long time, into some other shape, because someone chokes. Please. Is it necessary to give the kid a hotdog? How about candy? Short of chopping food into a fine paste, ANY food, has the potential of being a choking hazard. Its not just candy or hotdogs. You could choke on liquid.
Just another excuse for people wanting to pass the buck and not take responsibility for their own actions.