Do not drink pearl milk tea under 3

Pearl milk tea is rich in milk, and its "pearl" is smooth, round and full of bite. It is a popular drink on the streets. However, for children, it can be a fatal killer.

Sun Changyi, head of the emergency department at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, told reporters that pearl milk tea is indeed dangerous for babies under 3 years of age. According to reports, a 2-year-old boy from Jiangsu recently died of suffocation when he was caught in a "pearl" when drinking pearl milk tea. Since then, consumer associations in many regions have issued warnings that young children should try not to drink pearl milk tea.

Why does pearl milk tea become child killer?

Director Sun said that because of the need to absorb "pearls", straws for drinking pearl milk tea are very thick. But in many cases, the size of the "pearl" does not exactly match the drinking straw. It takes a lot of effort to drink the "pearl" into the mouth. This situation is not a problem for adults, but it is dangerous for babies who are not fully developed. Because the child's teeth are not long, the throat and trachea are thin, and the throat's reflex ability is also poor. When inhaling "pearls", it is easy to get caught in excessive force and form foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. This is very similar to the harm caused by small jelly to children.

At present, the country has already stipulated the standards for the size of jelly, but the danger brought by pearl milk tea has not received enough attention. There is no safety tip when drinking milk tea. This requires parents to be more vigilant.

Director Sun believes that pearl milk tea is not a children's drink. Parents should not give it to children. When the family drinks milk tea, they should not be in front of the child so that the child can drink it. When the child eats, it must be supervised by adults. deal with.

In addition, Director Sun also reminded that once the child suffocates, adults should sit in chairs, let the child kneel on the knees of adults, and beat back. Or the child is in a standing position. Parents cling to the back of the child and press the child's abdomen with his hand to generate airflow that flushes out blocked foreign objects. At the same time, emergency calls should be made immediately and rushed to the hospital for first aid. (Specialist reporter Su Chunping)