Choking Stats
- A choking death occurs every two hours.
- Every five days a child dies from choking.
- Choking causes Over 100,000 visits to the ER yearly.
- Over 100 million Americans have no defense against choking due to:
- Pregnancy
- Disability
- Obesity
- Living alone
- More people die from choking than die from:
- Fires
- Non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning
- Drowning
- Accidental shootings
- Death from choking is more common among the elderly with food most often responsible for such incidents.
