Infant Choking: Back Blows & Chest Thrusts Emergency Procedure
Learn how to assist a choking infant with back blows and chest thrusts, essential for first aid. Follow these steps to help a responsive infant less than one year old during a choking emergency. Proper positioning and technique are crucial for successful relief of the obstruction.
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND ATLS(I) ACCREDIATED ATLS & ATCN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND ATLS(I) ACCREDIATED ATLS & ATCN
INFANT CHOKING INFANT CHOKING
Back blows and chest thrusts in infants In a choking but responsive infant less than one year old, back blows and chest thrusts are used instead of the Heimlich maneuver. 1. Hold the child in your lap. 2. Put the infant with their face down and their head lower than their chest; they should be resting on your forearm. Put your forearm on your thigh
Support the child s head and neck with your hand and be sure to avoid putting pressure on their throat. 4. Using the heel of your free hand, deliver five back blows between the child s shoulder blades. Using both hands and arms turn the child face up So that now they are resting on your other arms This arm should now be resting on your thigh Make sure the childs head is lower than its chest Using fingers of your Free hand provid five quick Downward chest thumps over lower half of breast bone Perform one thrust every second (Fig 2) If the obstruction is not relieved turn the infant face down and repeat the same process Continue these steps until infant begins to breathe
