Choking

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Choking occurs when a piece of food of foreign object blocks the wind pipe and the person is unable to breathe. If the obstruction is only partial, the victim can usually breathe in enough air to cough and dislodge the object. Quick action is needed when the airway is totally blocked.





For children and adults:

  • Open his mouth and sweep a hooked finger deep inside to remove the obstruction.
  • If none is found,slap the victim hard between the shoulder blades four times with the heel of your hand.

  1. If the victim is a small child, raise your leg (e. g. by stepping on a stool)
    and drape him face – down over your thigh, with his head lower than his chest while slapping. Support his chest with one hand.

2. If the victims is a bigger child or an adult, hold his head lower than his chest while slapping.

  • If this fails to remove the obstruction, do the Heimlich maneuver.
  • If the blockage remains, do the Heimlich maneuver up to five times more, as necessary.
  • If the obstruction is still not dislodged, lay the victim on his back, place the heel of one hand above the navel, place your other hand on the top of it, then press downward and slightly upward in one quick motion.
  • If this fails, do mouth – to – mouth resuscitation.

  1. Have the person stand and support him from behind.
  2. Clench a fist and put it right under the breastbone, with the angle of the thumb against the abdomen.
  3. Grasp the fist firmly with the other hand.
  4. Jerk your hands inward and slightly upward, giving the victim a hard squeeze.

  • If the blockage remains, do the Heimlich maneuver up to five times more, as necessary.
  • If the obstruction is still not dislodged, lay the victim on his back, place the heel of one hand above the navel, place your other hand on the top of it, then press downward and slightly upward in one quick motion.
  • If this fails, do mouth – to – mouth resuscitation.



For Infants/babies:




After checking the baby's mouth for debris, put him face down on your forearm with his behind towards you. Slant your forearm downwards so that his head is lower than his body, while holding hi jaws to support his head. Slap him four times between the shoulder blades. Do not slap him as hard as you would an adult. If the obstruction remains, lay him on his back and do four chest compressions. If this fails, do mouth – to – nose or mouth – to – mouth resuscitation.

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