Pēpi (babies) and tamariki (children) can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially tamariki and pēpi under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.
Eaa te au kai me tae ki te 7-8 marama?
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Eaa te au kai me tae ki te 7-8 marama?
Kia maata te au tu kai tuketuke e te au turanga o te kai ia pepe e pakari aere maira.
E oronga atu rai koe i te ū tangata ki taau pepe (me kore ra, te formula) i mua ake i te kai kiko.
Kia maata te au tu kai tuketuke e te au turanga o te kai ia pepe e pakari aere maira.
E rave atu rai koe i te tāveruveru i te au kiko puakatoro, ika e te moa tei tunu‘ia. |
E akamata koe i te angai iaia ki te au kai ua rakau e te au kai enua tei tunu meitaki ia e tei tāpetete‘ia, ki te au kai rēkiumu (legumes [mei te lentils]) tei tāpetete katoa ia, te ua-moa maoa tei tāpetete‘ia, te tīti marūrū (mei te tīti cottage), ki te custard e te yoghurt vene-kore (kare e tuka o roto). |
Tipupu‘ia te au mangamanga e te au veruveru o te au kai mei te sliverbeet, te pūha e te bok choy. |
Oronga rikiriki atu koe i te au kai rikiriki te ka rauka i te pepe nana rai e mou – te au kai ua rakau e te au kai vetitepara marūrū (mei te meika para, te ue tei maoa meitaki i te tunu), tāma‘ana‘ia tetai au potonga tīti rikiriki. |
Manako tauturu: E kāiro koe i te au tu kai tongi tuketuke. Na te kāiro katoa atu anga i te au kai kare e reka ia ana ki te au kai reka, e tauturu i taau pepe kia matau aia i te kai i te au kai tuketuke.
This page last reviewed 21 December 2023.
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