| Best Practices for Choking Prevention Studies have shown that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are nearly 11 times more likely to die from respiratory-related conditions, often linked with difficulties swallowing (dysphagia), choking, and aspiration.From January 1, 2020, through June 2022, the Justice Center received nearly 1,000 reports of food-related choking incidents. This toolkit was developed to provide agencies with resources to help develop and implement policies and practices to prevent these incidents. |
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