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Huffington Post // Entertainment

Paediatrician's DIY Experiment Shows Why It's Always A Bad Idea To Give Young Kids Ice Cubes

Tuesday 20th May 2025, 5:00AM


Many parents know to cut grapes and other round veggies like cherry tomatoes to reduce a child’s choking risk.But have you ever considered the dangers of giving young children ice cubes?With the UK’s weather remaining consistently balmy, a paediatrician has warned parents against giving their little ones ice cubes due to the danger from choking.Dr Niamh Lynch said every year she shares the warning and every year people in the comments section “get cross” and say “don’t be silly, ice melts”.Her experiment revealed otherwise...Dr Lynch shared a simple experiment on Instagram to get across just how problematic ice cubes can be if they get stuck in a child’s windpipe. Taking a tube the size of an adult’s airway and a large ice cube, she began to suck the ice cube and then popped it above the tube.“If a child

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