Your Safety: Choking !
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First
Aid for a Choking Conscious Adult and children (1-8 years
old)
How to help clear an
obstructed airway in a a conscious adult or child.
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Determine
if the person can speak or cough.
If not, proceed to the next step. |
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| Perform
an abdominal thrust (Heimlich Maneuver) repeatedly until the
foreign body is expelled. |
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chest thrust may be used for markedly obese persons or in
late stages of pregnancy. |
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| If
the adult or child becomes unresponsive perform CPR- if you
see an object in the throat or mouth, remove it. |
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First
Aid for a Choking Conscious Infant (<1 years old)
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Step 1
Determine if the infant can cry or cough.
If not, proceed to next step.
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Step
2
Give 5 back blows. |
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Step
3
Give 5 chest thrusts. |
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Step
4
Repeat steps 2 & 3 above until effective or the infant
becomes unconscious. If the infant becomes unresponsive,
perform CPR- if you see an object in the throat or mouth,
remove it. |
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| This
web site is to be used as a free guide and an informational
resource, but it cannot replace real CPR or first aid training.
Please try to attend a CPR training course in your community and
help save a life. |
| *The
information in this web site is based, in part, on guidelines
contained in American Heart Association, Guidelines 2000 for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care |
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