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systems, legislation, and regulations to protect children from nonfood items, but no similar interventions exist for preventing food‐related choking in children or adults. Hard candy, gum, nuts. and hot dogs are just some of the high‐risk foods [3–6].

      Choking incidence rises again at age 60 years from concurrent conditions impairing chewing and coordinated swallowing (e.g., Alzheimer dementia, stroke, drinking alcohol, poor dentition, seizure, or Parkinson disease). A prior choking episode significantly increases the chances of future choking [2, 4, 7].

      Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



Age Groups
Rank 1 1‐4 5‐9 10‐14 15‐24 25‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65+ All Ages
1 Unintentional Fall 2,312,376 Unintentional Fall 15,301,388 Unintentional Fall 11,351,088 Unintentional Fall 10,580,755 Unintentional Struck by/Against 17,032,229 Unintentional Fall 13,530,813 Unintentional Fall 13,552,907 Unintentional Fall 15,410,152 Unintentional Fall 14,444,824 Unintentional Fall 41,481,463 Unintentional Fall 153,068,392
2 Unintentional Struck by/Against 554,993 Unintentional Struck by/Against 6,295,205 Unintentional Struck by/Against 7,140,347 Unintentional Struck by/Against 10,100,827 Unintentional Fall 15,093,453 Unintentional Overexertion 11,576,122 Unintentional Overexertion 10,229,414 Unintentional Overexertion 7,848,208 Unintentional Struck by/Against 4,311,610 Unintentional Struck by/Against 4,575,935 Unintentional Struck by/Against 77,580,582
3 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 221,793 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 2,617,647 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 1,996,896 Unintentional Overexertion 4,994,013 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 13,417,475 Unintentional Struck by/Against 11,385,533 Unintentional Struck by/Against 9,014,836 Unintentional Struck by/Against 7,165,831 Unintentional Overexertion 4,203,366 Unintentional Overexertion 3,566,705 Unintentional Overexertion 57,789,568
4 Unintentional Foreign Body 176,287 Unintentional Foreign Body 2,219,957 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 1,771,965 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 2,372,524 Unintentional Overexertion 12,495,035 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 10,287,114 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 7,756,641 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 6,304,279 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 3,914,121 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 3,486,633 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 48,532,866
5 Unintentional Fire/Burn 173,831 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 1,469,752 Unintentional Pedal Cyclist 1,473,465 Unintentional Pedal Cyclist 1,852,108 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 8,038,092 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 7,510,102 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 5,972,740 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 4,929,580 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 3,087,781 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 2,481,957 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 37,971,682
6 Unintentional Other Specified 143,148 Unintentional Overexertion 1,368,694 Unintentional Overexertion 1,408,912 Unintentional Unknown/Unspecified 1,683,118 Unintentional Other Specified 4,325,205 Unintentional Other Specified 4,700,730 Unintentional Other Specified 4,487,109 Unintentional Other Specified 4,755,187 Unintentional Other Specified 2,662,423 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 1,547,982 Unintentional Other Specified 24,073,540
7 Unintentional Inhalation/Suffocation 123,256 Unintentional Other Specified 972,698 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 1,137,559 Unintentional MV‐Occupant 1,489,226 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 3,077,272 Unintentional Poisoning 3,111,629 Unintentional Poisoning 3,171,028 Unintentional Poisoning 3,505,168 Unintentional Poisoning 2,112,594 Unintentional Poisoning 1,541,853 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 19,639,678
8 Unintentional Cut/Pierce 110,208 Unintentional Fire/Burn 942,001 Unintentional Foreign Body 1,033,269 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 1,114,168 Unintentional Unknown/Unspecified 2,803,012 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 2,955,740 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 2,483,965 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 2,304,759 Unintentional Other Bite/Sting 1,543,999 Unintentional Other Specified 1,253,339 Unintentional Poisoning 17,312,604