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Choking

Mild Airway Block

If the person can talk, cough, or is exchanging any air, then the airway is only mildly blocked.

  1. Stand by and let the person cough.
  2. If you're worried about the person's breathing, call 911. 
 

Infant

(Newborn until 1 year old) 

Conscious Choking Infant
  1. Hold the infant face down on your forearm and support their head and jaw with your hand.
  2. Give 5 back slaps with the heal of your hand between the infants shoulder blades
  3. If the object does not come out after 5 back slaps, turn the infant onto their back and support their head.
  4. Give 5 chest thrusts using two fingers slightly below the nipple line.

 

 

Repeat this cycle until the infant can breathe, cry, or becomes unresponsive. 

Unconscious Infant 

  1. If someone else is nearby, have them call 911 and put the phone on speaker then follow the directions from dispatch.
  2. If no one else is available, place the infant on their back on a firm surface and call 911. Place the phone on speaker and follow the directions from dispatch.
  3. If you cannot call 911, begin infant CPR. After each set of 30 compressions, look in the infants mouth to see if you can remove the object. if not, continue CPR. 

Child

(1 year old until puberty) 

Conscious Choking Child 

  1. Stand or kneel behind the child and place one arm in front of the child for support.
  2. Bend the child over at the waist and deliver 5 back blows between the child's shoulder blades with the heel of your hand. 
  3. If the object does not come back out after 5 back slaps, place the thumb of one of your fists slightly above the belly button and well below the breast bone.
  4. Grab your fist with your other hand and give 5 up and in thrusts.

Repeat this cycle until the child can breathe, talk, or becomes unresponsive.

 Unconscious Child

  1. If someone else is nearby, have them call 911 and put the phone on speaker then follow the directions from dispatch.
  2. If no one else is available, place the child on their back on a firm surface and call 911. Place the phone on speaker and follow the directions from dispatch.
  3. If you cannot call 911, begin child CPR. After each set of 30 compressions, look in the child's mouth to see if you can remove the object. If not, continue CPR. 

Adult

Puberty and Beyond 

Conscious Adult 

  1. Stand behind the adult and place one arm in front of the person for support.
  2. Bend the adult over at the waist and deliver 5 back blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand. 
  3. If the object does not come back out after 5 back slaps, place the thumb of one of your fists slightly above the belly button and well below the breast bone.
  4. Grab your fist with your other hand and give 5 up and in thrusts.

If the person is pregnant or too large to reach around the belly, deliver chest thrusts instead. 

Repeat this cycle until the person can breathe, talk, or becomes unresponsive.

 Unconscious Adult

  1. If someone else is nearby, have them call 911 and put the phone on speaker then follow the directions from dispatch.
  2. If no one else is available, place the person on their back on a firm surface and call 911. Place the phone on speaker and follow the directions from dispatch.
  3. If you cannot call 911, begin child CPR. After each set of 30 compressions, look in the person's mouth to see if you can remove the object. If not, continue CPR. 
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