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Babies under one year are most likely to choke on their vomit. Look in the mouth. If you can easily remove the cause of the problem, then do so, but take great care not to touch the back of the throat or to push the object further in.
Perform the Heimlich maneuver on a baby by positioning it face down along your arm. Support the head with your hand .With the heel of your hand. With the heel of your hand, give 4 sharp blows to the back. It may be necessary to repeat this procedure before the obstruction is cleared.
1. Position the baby so that the head is downward. Apply 4 sharp blows to the back with the heel of the hand. Check the mouth carefully for the object. You may need to repeat the cycle until the obstruction is coughed up. If giving back slaps does not dislodge the object, you will need to perform chest thrusts.
2. To give chest thrusts turn the baby over and
place two fingers one finger width below the
nipples. Give 4 sharp thrusts to a depth of 1 inch.
It may be necessary to repeat until the object is
coughed up. Call for emergency after repeating the
cycle 3 times.WHAT IF THE CHILD OR BABY BECOMES
UNCONSCIOUS?
Begin CPR. If the infant is not breathing and the chest does not rise when rescue breathing is attempted, move straight to chest compressions with assessment of circulation. Check the mouth every set of compressions.
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