Pēpi (babies) and tamariki (children) can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially tamariki and pēpi under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.
Ko e hā ‘a e me‘akai mei´ he māhina 8-12?
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Ko e hā ‘a e me‘akai mei´ he māhina 8-12?
‘I he ‘ene a‘u ki he taimi ko eni´, ‘oku pau pē ‘oku kai tu‘o 3-4 ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ‘i he ‘aho, ki‘i kai ma‘ama‘a ‘e 1-2, pea huhu (pe inu hu‘akau pēpē) tu‘o 2-3.
‘I he ‘ene a‘u ki he māhina 8 pe 9, ‘e lava ke ke kamata ‘oatu ki ho‘o pēpee´ ‘a ‘ene me‘akai´ kimu‘a ‘i ha‘a´ ne huhu pe inu hu‘akau pēpē. ‘I he ‘ene a‘u ki he taimi ko
eni´, ‘oku pau pē ‘oku kai tu‘o 3-4 ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ‘i he ‘aho, ki‘i kai ma‘ama‘a ‘e 1-2, pea huhu (pe inu hu‘akau pēpē) tu‘o 2-3.
‘I he ‘ene a‘u ‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ki hono māhina 12, kuo´ ne mateuteu leva ke ne kai ha ki‘i ‘inasi si‘isi‘i ‘o e me‘akai ‘oku ma‘u ‘e he toenga ‘o e fāmili´ kā kuo pau ke ke manatu‘i ke tokanga‘i ‘a e me‘akai ‘e ala hoko mei ai ha lo‘oa´.
‘Ahi‘ahi‘i ha vesitapolo ‘osi o‘i ‘o tuifio ki ai ha kakano‘imanu ‘osi kilisi pe hifi iiki ‘o haka ke molū, moa, fingota, fua‘imoa pe ko ha fa‘ahinga ‘o e piini´ kuo ‘osi ki‘i o‘i (hangē ko e lenitili´). ‘E lava ke ke tānaki atu ki ai mo ha nūtolo pe pāsitā ‘osi tutu‘u iiki pe ko ha laise melomelo. |
Tānaki atu ha fua‘i‘akau molū ‘osi tofi ki ha iōketi pe kasitati. |
‘Oatu ha siliolo ki he ma‘ume‘atokoni pongipongi´ - polisi, pisikete uite (wheat biscuits) pea mo ha muesli ma‘a´ e pēpee´. |
Kamata‘i atu ha me‘atokoni ke ne lava ‘o to‘oto‘o ‘a ia ‘oku ki‘i fekefeka ange´ ‘o hangē ko e: fua‘i‘akau momoho molū pe vesitapolo ‘osi haka ‘o molū hangē ko e kiwifruit pe ko e kumala; kāloti mo e ‘āpele ‘osi tama momo iiki; tousi hifi loloa; māpakupaku molū. |
This page last reviewed 14 October 2021.
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