Balloon danger - 5yr old ASD girl dies

[MannyMoeAndJack]

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Very sad

Very sad.

Balloons are actually quite dangerous and though I am not at all paranoid usually I will not let DD have them except under supervision - they are a leading cause of choking deaths.

If you don't mind, I am going to link this in Chat as people may hide SN and its relevant to all children.

Blimey - this is definitely something to watch out for - DS3 puts everything (well, except food) in his mouth.

Thanks.

Filled balloons can be dangerous too.

I once met someone whose cousin died from inhaling a piece of balloon which another child had burst.

Also my dd suffered a burn on her leg when she popped a balloon she was holding against her bare leg.

Link away - the vast majority of kids like balloons, SN or not, so it's good to know that they can be lethal.

I saw this on Casualty ages ago. Never realised how dangerous they were until then!

I saw this on Casualty ages ago. Never realised how dangerous they were until then!

poor little girl! my ds(7) is always playing about with balloons will take them away from him now

DS1 has a balloon fixation so will make sure they are kept away when we are not around. Although in our case, the fact that he never put anything in his mouth as a baby was one of the oddities we noticed.