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Default Doctors Want Hot Dogs Redesigned to Prevent Choking in Children

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2010-03-15, Damaeus > wrote:
>>> MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The leading
>>> group of pediatricians in the United States is
>>> pushing for a redesign of common foods such as hot
>>> dogs and candies.......

>> This is waaaay beyond stupid. They gonna demand redesign of the
>> banana, the almond, the grape? What we need is a redesign of the
>> medical establishment.
>>
>> nb

>
> couldn't agree more. The problem is with parents who toss food in the
> general direction of their children and go back to
> facebook/email/soaps/videogames etc. THAT is why the kids choke. Cut up
> the doggies into smaller pieces or if the child is old enough to want to eat
> it whole....STAY WITH THE CHILD while they eat. Shouldn't take a rocket
> scientist to figure this one out.
> -ginny
>
>



I agree, Ginny, but then it's the PARENTS' fault/responsibility, not the
medical establishment.

gloria p