2 Yr Old Choked Over The Weekend...

[MamaBear]

This morning at drop off, my 2 year old daycare girl's mom tells me that on Sunday at a restaurant the girl choked on a piece of food and the mom freaked out and didnt know what to do. She turned blue and fell down. The 18 year old busser came over, whacked the toddlers back and the food came out.

The mom tells me this and then says that since then, she'd been coughing a little. That was an understatement... She was coughing all day but it almost sounded like a gagging sound. When she ate lunch, every time she'd try to swallow her food or drink, she'd look like she was gagging or about to throw up. I had the mom pick her up early because it was worrying me. I felt she should get her throat checked out.

The mom said she thinks she just got a sore throat from it and would wait it out to see if it improves before she takes her to the dr. I advised her to take her tonight or tomorrow because I feel like something wasn't right. What do you guys think? Maybe it just scratched her throat a bit? Do you think its anything to worry about? I also told the mom she seriously needs to sign up for a CPR class! ::

[Michael]

The poor thing, how traumatic. She probably has a score throat and has a hard time swallowing anything now . Seeing her mother not knowing what to do must have exacerbated the situation. The mother should take a cpr, first-aid course.

[nanglgrl]

I'm no doctor (not even close) unless you are 2 and think I can fix everything with a kiss and silly band aid but my first thought was that maybe the child aspirated a piece of food into her lungs when she was choking. This could cause the symptoms and can cause pneumonia, infection and worse. I would not take her back into care until she's seen by her doctor (and you have a note) and I would inform mom about how serious this could be.

[Cradle2crayons]

I'm no doctor (not even close) unless you are 2 and think I can fix everything with a kiss and silly band aid but my first thought was that maybe the child aspirated a piece of food into her lungs when she was choking. This could cause the symptoms and can cause pneumonia, infection and worse. I would not take her back into care until she's seen by her doctor (and you have a note) and I would inform mom about how serious this could be.

This here. This may be nothing at all but most people do not report throat soreness after choking. Nor does gagging etc generally occur afterwards either. And neither does a cough.

This is extremely worrisome that she has aspirated something. Aspiration pneumonia can be fatal.

I'd exclude until the child has been taken to the doctor and had an X-ray done to be sure more food isn't stuck in the esophagus or she hasn't aspirated into her lungs. And I'd do more than ask mom. I'd INSIST.

[Meyou]

My first thought was aspiration too. But I did choke on a smartie when I was little and my throat was bruised for a week. I remember how much it hurt eating and swallowing.

[Play Care]

This here. This may be nothing at all but most people do not report throat soreness after choking. Nor does gagging etc generally occur afterwards either. And neither does a cough.

This is extremely worrisome that she has aspirated something. Aspiration pneumonia can be fatal.

I'd exclude until the child has been taken to the doctor and had an X-ray done to be sure more food isn't stuck in the esophagus or she hasn't aspirated into her lungs. And I'd do more than ask mom. I'd INSIST.

This also doesn't sound like it was a minor choking incident - the fact she turned blue would have had me going to the ER that very night to have her checked out

[daycarediva]

Not minor at all, dr note or I would NOT admit back.

My dcg had a drowning scare in the beginning of summer, she went under water at the 4th of July party and her bubble came off, nobody noticed for a minute or so, and her uncle jumped in, saved her and they had to do mouth to mouth, she was awake, alert and breathing on her own when the ambulance came. The hospital cleared her the same day and sent her home and Mom kept her home the following day. CRAZY SCARY.

[daycarediva]

Should have added; dcg had a froggy voice for over a week from the trauma of it, and a cough and was on antibiotics to prevent pneumonia.

[Play Care]

Not minor at all, dr note or I would NOT admit back.

My dcg had a drowning scare in the beginning of summer, she went under water at the 4th of July party and her bubble came off, nobody noticed for a minute or so, and her uncle jumped in, saved her and they had to do mouth to mouth, she was awake, alert and breathing on her own when the ambulance came. The hospital cleared her the same day and sent her home and Mom kept her home the following day. CRAZY SCARY.

OMG!!!
Thank Goodness she was okay!!!!

On a side note, I am appalled at the number of parents who think because the child has a "floatie" they can sit by the pool reading or chatting while the kids swim.

[JenNJ]

I would insist on a Dr visit and not allow her back into care without a note saying she had been seen and that it was typical.

[kimmills]

What a horrible experience for the poor girl. Glad she got help in time. She definitely needs to see a doctor. The choking might have happened probably because she already had problem with her throat. Can't and shouldn't take these things lightly. Insist on the mother showing you a letter from the doctor saying she was checked. It's big responsibility.

[MyAngels]

She needs to have a doctor's note. If her mom won't take her to the doc then she needs to take responsibility for that and keep her home until she's completely back to normal.

[MotherNature]

This also doesn't sound like it was a minor choking incident - the fact she turned blue would have had me going to the ER that very night to have her checked out

Exactly. Yeah, I'd definitely exclude until they see a doctor. Poor thing.

[SilverSabre25]

For a serious choking incident (like that one! Blue and falling over? That's bad. Thank god for that busser) the standard is to go straight to the hospital to be checked out. After a choking incident the airway can still swell due to the trauma, and children's airways are so small that it's of huge concern. That and the aspiration risk....well, you should call for pick up and insist mom take her in like, immediately.

[cheerfuldom]

wow that sounds so awful. thank God for that teen there! I dont understand why mom didnt even try to help her child. for goodness sakes, she was turning blue! I guess some people really panic in an emergency. but i agree with the others. insist on a doctors visit!