When eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, the elderly and children should pay attention to these things!

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in my country, and eating zongzi is a custom that has been passed down through the ages. Facing the soft and sweet zongzi, if you have elderly people or children at home, the Chinese Medical Information Guide reminds you to pay attention to safety.

Beware of tracheal obstruction

When we swallow food, it should normally go into the esophagus, but when children cry or laugh, food goes into the trachea by mistake, which blocks the airway and causes death. Zongzi is very sticky, so once it goes into the trachea by mistake, it can easily cause airway obstruction.

If the best time for rescue is missed, the child will suffer irreversible necrosis due to ischemia and hypoxia of brain tissue, and even if the rescue is successful in the end, serious complications will be left behind.

When a child suddenly appears in pain, cannot cough, cannot speak, or turns blue and can hardly breathe while eating, it can be confirmed that a foreign object is stuck in the throat. Please seize the golden 4 minutes and perform the Heimlich maneuver to rescue.

Beware of date pits

In order to enrich the taste of zongzi, we often put jujube, peanuts, candied beans, sausages, etc. as fillings. Among them, the most common is jujube, but some people do not remove the core when putting jujube, which leads to tragedy.

An old man accidentally swallowed a date pit and felt a stinging pain in his throat, followed by chest pain, which made him unable to eat. After being sent to the hospital, the doctor found that the date pit had punctured his esophagus and the laryngoscope could not be removed. He later underwent a thoracotomy to save his life.

The tip of the date pit is very sharp. If it gets stuck in the esophagus when swallowed, it can easily puncture the esophagus and may also puncture large blood vessels. If it reaches the gastrointestinal tract, it can also puncture the gastrointestinal wall and endanger life.

Tips

When making rice dumplings, the seeds of the dates should be removed.

Chew slowly when eating rice dumplings.

If sudden airway obstruction occurs while eating, first aid or self-help should be given promptly.

If you accidentally swallow a date pit and experience esophageal stabbing pain, chest pain, stomach pain, or black stools in the near future, you should seek medical attention immediately.