Check to see if the blockage has cleared between each thrust. If the blockage has come loose or been removed, remove the object with your little finger.
Put baby into the recovery position on their side with their head tilted down. If baby is still choking, alternate five back blows and five chest thrusts until emergency help arrives. If baby becomes unconscious , start baby CPR. Babies and young children can choke on anything smaller than a cent piece. Keep small objects out of reach. Keep food pieces small. If you need to, support your arm with the baby along your thigh. This will help dislodge the object more easily from the throat.
If the object is still lodged, turn the baby face up on your forearm. Support the head. Do this 5 times fast.
If your baby is not breathing , becomes unconscious , or is unresponsive , follow these guidelines if you are not alone :. Give 30 chest compressions. Push in about 1. Do this 30 times fast. It should take about 20 seconds. Check inside the mouth for an object. If you see it, carefully try to sweep it to the side.
Be very careful to not push it further into the throat. Give 2 rescue breaths. To do this, gently lift the chin up with one hand and tilt the head back. Each breath should take about 1 second.
Continue CPR repeat all of step 3 until emergency service arrives or your baby starts breathing. If your baby is not breathing , becomes unconscious , or is unresponsive , follow these guidelines if you are alone :. Watch your child during meals. Children should sit down to eat. Cut food into small, bite-sized pieces. Anyone caring for an infant should learn infant or child CPR.
Wheezing or any unusual breathing noises after a choking incident. An airway that is partially blocked can become completely blocked. Sometimes, an object can get into the trachea and completely block the airway. If airflow into and out of the lungs is blocked and the brain is deprived of oxygen, choking can become a life-threatening emergency.
A child may be choking and need help right away if he or she:. In these cases, if you've been trained, immediately start abdominal thrusts also known as the Heimlich maneuver , the standard rescue procedure for choking. If you have kids, it's important to get trained in both cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR and the technique of abdominal thrusts the Heimlich maneuver.
Even if you don't have kids, knowing how to perform these first-aid procedures will let you help if someone is choking. When a person does abdominal thrusts, a sudden burst of air is forced upward through the trachea from the diaphragm and will dislodge a foreign object and send it flying up into or even out of the mouth.
Though the technique is pretty simple, abdominal thrusts must be done with caution, especially on young children. They are safest when done by someone trained to do them. If done the wrong way, the choking person — especially a baby or child — could be hurt. There's a special version of abdominal thrusts just for infants that is designed to lower the risk of injury to their small bodies.
If a child is conscious but can't breathe, talk, or make noise, or is turning blue:. If a child had an episode that seemed like choking but fully recovered after a coughing spell, there is no need to get emergency medical care, but you should call your doctor. All kids are at risk for choking, but those younger than 3 are especially at risk. Young kids tend to put things in their mouths, have smaller airways that are easily blocked, and don't have a lot of experience chewing, so they might swallow things whole.
Take the time now to become prepared. CPR and first-aid courses are a must for parents, other caregivers, and babysitters. Reviewed by: Kate M. Cronan, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Is Choking?
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