Why and how choking in young children is treated during emergencies
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how different methods of helping young children who are choking work in real life. If your child experienced a choking event and was helped by someone, your experience could help improve guidelines.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child must be 2 years old or younger
- Your child had a choking episode outside of a hospital, meaning it didn't start while already in the hospital
- Someone (bystander or medical professional) tried to help with the choking, such as back slaps or chest thrusts
- Your child was seen by EMS or at an emergency department for the choking
- Your child does not have a tracheostomy (a breathing tube in the windpipe)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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