what would you do about the choking?

Question

eg; try to dislodge by hiting child's back while awaiting first aider, which is the procedures?

Answer 1

i completed a first aid course not so long ago and one of the procedures was what to do in the event of choking. interlace your fingers while wrapping your arms around the person. find the general area of the belly button or aim for the pants button ( do not press under the rib cage as was the normal procedure. that has now been discontinued as it is too dangerous ) now push in and up hard and fast. in the case of small children put them over your knee with the upperbody vertical to the floor and hit between the shoulder blades. if nothing happens do not keep hitting as you could cause more injury. call the emergency services and they will go through all the procedures step by step until help arrives. hopefully you never need to use any of this but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. good luck x x x

Answer 2

That depends on the child's age.
I will assume that the child is older than 1 year old (procedures are different if the child is less than 1 year old.)
1) Determine if the child can speak or cough. If not, go to step 2.
2) Perform an abdominal thrust (Heimlich Maneuver) repeatedly until the foreign body is expelled.
For more information, or for information on how to tend to a choking infant or pregnant woman, view the source below.

Answer 3

BTW - Mrs Heimlich doesn't want that term used any more its now called the abdominal upward thrust manouver.

5 back slaps between shoulder blades - no results then repeat

after 10 slaps try doing the abdominal thrusts by standing behind person and clenching your fists together linking your thumbs together. pull towards you underneath the ribs and up pushing the diapham up.

Note- abdominal thrusts is not recomended by un trained first aiders enless it is 100% life threatening.

Answer 4

When there are signs of choking in an INFANT or CHILD:

IF...
the infant or child is
breathing and continues
to be able to speak or
cough THEN...
do not interfere, but take
to an advanced
life support facility
IF...
the infant or child
has a fever and a
hsitory of illness
(the air passages
may be swollen) THEN...
transport immediately
to an emergency
care facility
IF...
the infant or child
has ineffective
coughing, high
pitched inspirations,
and the inability to
speak or cry, THEN...
immediately begin the
obstructed airway
sequence described
below.




Conscious Infant (under 1 year old)
4 Back Blows and 4 Chest Thrusts

To dislodge an object in the airway of an infant:

-Supporting the head and neck with one hand, straddle infant face down, head lower than trunk, over your forearm, supported on your thigh.


-Deliver four back blows, forcefully, with the heel of the hand between the infant's shoulder blades.


-Immediately, while supporting the head, sandwich the infant between your hands and turn onto its back, head lower than trunk, Using 2 fingers, deliver four thrusts in the sternal region.


-Repeat both back blows and chest thrusts until foreign body is expelled or the infant becomes unconscious.


Finger position for chest thrusts: Depress the sternum 1/2 to 1 inch for each thrust. Avoid the tip of the sternum.

Alternate method: Lay the infant face down on your lap, head lower than trunk, and firmly supported. Perform 4 back blows, turn infant as a unit to the supine position, and perform 4 chest thrusts.






Unconscious Infant:
-call for help, or if others respond, call 911
-Perform tongue-jaw lift. If foreign body is visualized, remove it.
-Open the airway (head-tilt/chin-lift), and attempt rescue breathing.
-Perform 4 back blows, then 4 chest thrusts.
-If foreign body is not removed, persist with this sequence:

attempt to visualize,

attempt rescue breathing,

give back blows,

give chest thrusts until successful.

-If foreign body is removed and victim is not breathing, begin the ABC's of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation):

AIRWAY -open the airway;
BREATHING -if still no breaths, attempt rescue breathing.
CIRCULATION -if no pulse, perform chest compressions.

-When successful, have victim examined by physician as soon as possible.






Conscious Child (over 1 year old)
To dislodge an object from the airway of a child:
-Perform subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) as described for adults.

Unconscious Child
If the child becomes unconscious:
-Contimue as for an adult, except

DO NOT PERFORM BLIND FINGER SWEEP IN CHILDREN UP TO 8 YEARS OLD.
Instead, perform a tongue-jaw lift and remove foreign body ONLY IF VISUALIZED.

Note: Abdominal thrusts are not recommended in infants. Blind finger sweeps should not be performed on infants or small children.






Any victim on whom you begin first aid for choking or cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be considered to be in need of advanced life support.

You can reach the Emergency Medical Services network on or off campus in Norman by dialing 911.

In other U.S. communities where 911 phone service is not available be sure to make a list of emergency phone numbers for various emergency services. Many other countries have national emergency numbers (similar to the U.S. 911 system). Check with local officials or the U.S. State Department to determine special emergency numbers you need to know when travelling.

Answer 5

Take a Heartsaver course or other course that will teach you CPR and how to treat choking infants and children. That's the best way to learn the skills properly.

Answer 6

As a child, I was once choking on a sweet,my dad held me by both legs,turned me upside down and constantly hit my back,the sweet eventually poped out.

Answer 7

Heimlich maneuver

Answer 8

first try 5 pays on the back then rub rigourously. if tis does not work then try to get the obstruction out with your fingers.

Answer 9

lay the child over ur lap n hit between the shoulder blades

Answer 10

What Wesley B said.