A tongue depressor may be inserted over the tongue to facilitate insertion of an oral airway and prevent downfolding of the tongue, which could impair venous and lymphatic drainage, causing tongue swelling and airway obstruction. Hobbyists and teachers have found a multitude of uses for tongue depressors (sometimes called "craft sticks", "popsicle sticks", or "icy pole sticks") in their projects.Kent Wood, Ric LaBan. N Scale Model Railroad That Grows Kalmbach Publishing, Co., 1996.
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A freezie (Canada), freeze pop (United States), zooper-dooper, juice pop, freezer pop, otter pop, ice-pole, pop stick, icy-pole (Australia), ice pop, popsicle, tip top, lolly (UK), marciano or chupps (Peru), chihiro (Cayman Islands), ice candy (Philippines, Japan), chup-chup, sacolé, geladinho, gelinho, dindim (Brazil), or ais batu Malaysia (Malaysia) is a water-based frozen confection. It is made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar water, fruit juice or purée inside a plastic casing or tube, either round or flat. Prominent brands include Fun Pops, Kisko Nice N Juicy, La Fiesta, California Snow, Otter Pops, Ice Tickles, Calippo, Fla-Vor-Ice, Chilly Willy (after the cartoon penguin of the same name), Pop-ice, Foxy Pop, (in the UK, Ireland, Canada and France) Mr Freeze, Kisko Freezies and Bon Ice. They are produced in a variety of fruit flavors, including cherry, orange, lemon-lime, banana and fruit punch.
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