Aspiration, Choking and Ingestion in Children. X. Chen, G. Rider, S. Milkovich, D. Stool, and D. Harris, RAM Consulting
Aspiration, choking and ingestion of foreign objects are possible sources of injuries and fatalities with children. Obtaining information on current child injury trends is an important factor in developing safe product designs to reduce the number of such accidents and the seriousness of their consequences. A multi-institutional small parts research project was initiated about 10 years ago consisting of data collected from North America, Europe, Middle East, South Pacific and South Africa. The findings revealed 4,596 small parts injuries with rigid objects for children under fifteen. In addition, 210 fatalities were located in the US CPSC database. Data analysis indicated that children 3 years of age and under were involved in 75% of the injuries and 84% of the fatalities. Aspiration injuries were predominant for young children, especially for children under 3 years of age. This trend remains until the age of five, when ingestion becomes as frequent as aspiration. Incidents tend to be more severe for younger children than for older children even controlling for the more serious nature of aspiration than choking and ingestion.
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