7g: Relief of Choking (2022)

The seventh and final lesson of chapter seven is Relief of Choking in Infants. This is an in-depth lesson that provides a step-by-step breakdown on how to provide relief for a choking infant. The frequency for compressions and information about what to do when an infant is unresponsive is provided. "To relieve a choking infant, first, hold them in your lap. Put the infant face down and the head lower than the chest. The infant should be resting on your forearm. Put your forearm on your thigh. Support the infant’s head and neck with your hand and be sure to avoid putting pressure on the throat. Give five back slaps between the infant’s shoulder blades with the heel of your hand. Using both hands and arms, turn the infant face up, so they are now resting on your other arm, which should now be resting on your thigh. Using two fingers in the same spot as for CPR, provide five quick chest thrusts. If the obstruction is not relieved, turn the infant face down on your other forearm and repeat the process. Continue until the infant begins to breathe or becomes unresponsive. Try to keep the infant’s head lower than the body when performing back slaps and chest thrusts. If you can see a foreign object in the infant’s mouth and can easily remove it, then do so. Avoid blindly sweeping the mouth with a finger as it may push a foreign object deeper into the airway. Watch and feel for breathing to begin. If the infant stops responding, position them on a firm, flat surface, and yell for help. Check for breathing and begin CPR. After 30 compressions for one provider or 15 compressions for two, open the airway and look for a foreign object. If visible, remove it and attempt to ventilate with two breaths. If the infant does not respond or begin breathing, then continue to provide CPR until additional help arrives. You will know an infant has become unresponsive as they will stop moving and squirming in your arms and the body will become limp. In this case, begin CPR immediately with chest compressions followed by giving breaths." Need to be certified or recertified in CPR visit https://disquefoundation.org/cpr-firs... ************************************** Follow us on social media! Facebook:   / disquefoundation   Twitter:   / disquefndn   Instagram:   / savealifeinitiative   Pinterest:   / disquefoundation   LinkedIn:   / disque-foundation   Website: https://disquefoundation.org/ To find out more about the Save a Life Initiative and the Disque foundation please visit our site or email us at [email protected] Together, let’s save lives.