dr.bandar
02-17-2003, 04:07 PM
Choking
Signs of choking:
1.The person's face becomes red, then blue.
2. Pointing at throat, or grasping it.
3. The person has problems speaking and breathing.
:::::::Adults:::::::
==If the person is breathing:
1. Bend her/him over, head lower than chest.
2. Encourage her/him to cough.
3. Slap her/him between shoulder blades 4-5 times.
4. Check airway to see if obstruction ( a piece of food or a small plaything) can be removed.
5. If the slaps are unsuccessfull, give up to 5 abdominal thrusts.
6. Repeat back slaps and abdominal thrusts until airway is clear.
NB:Abdominal thrusts:- Stand behind the person, interlocking your hands below his or her ribcage. Pull inwards and upwards
==If the victim is not breathing:
1. Perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation
2. If you are unable to get breath into him/her, turn them onto one side. Then, slap between shoulder blades up to 5 times. Try to remove obstruction.
3. If the slaps are unsuccessful, kneel over victim. Give up to 5 abdominal thrusts. If breathing returns, call for help.
4. If unsuccessful, repeat mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
:::::::Children::::::::
==If not breathing
Perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation
==If breathing
Under 1 year of age:
NNEVER use abdominal thrusts on a baby.
1. Lay baby along your forearm or thigh, keeping his/her face down and the head low and supported.
2. Give up to 5 slaps between the shoulder blades.
3. If this does not work, turn baby on its back, keeping head down. Give up to 5 chest thrusts (using the same technique and finger position you use for chest compressions)
4.If this does not work, call an ambulance. Repeat the sequence of back slaps
and chest thrusts.
5. If the breathing stops, start mouth-to-mouth ventilation
Over 1 year of age:
1. Encourage the child to cough.
2. Bend child forward, keeping head lower than chest, and give up to 5 slaps between the shoulder blades.
3. If it does not work, lay child on its back and give up to 5 chest thrusts. Use the same hand position as you used for chest compressions (see Absence of Breathing), but press more sharply and at a rate of about 20 thrusts per minute.
4. If it does not work, give another 5 back slaps.
5. If it does not work, give abdominal thrusts.
6. If it does not work, call an ambulance. Continue the sequence of back slaps, chest thrusts, back slaps and abdominal thrusts. If breathing stops, start mouth-to-mouth ventilation .
Goo Luck
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Signs of choking:
1.The person's face becomes red, then blue.
2. Pointing at throat, or grasping it.
3. The person has problems speaking and breathing.
:::::::Adults:::::::
==If the person is breathing:
1. Bend her/him over, head lower than chest.
2. Encourage her/him to cough.
3. Slap her/him between shoulder blades 4-5 times.
4. Check airway to see if obstruction ( a piece of food or a small plaything) can be removed.
5. If the slaps are unsuccessfull, give up to 5 abdominal thrusts.
6. Repeat back slaps and abdominal thrusts until airway is clear.
NB:Abdominal thrusts:- Stand behind the person, interlocking your hands below his or her ribcage. Pull inwards and upwards
==If the victim is not breathing:
1. Perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation
2. If you are unable to get breath into him/her, turn them onto one side. Then, slap between shoulder blades up to 5 times. Try to remove obstruction.
3. If the slaps are unsuccessful, kneel over victim. Give up to 5 abdominal thrusts. If breathing returns, call for help.
4. If unsuccessful, repeat mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
:::::::Children::::::::
==If not breathing
Perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation
==If breathing
Under 1 year of age:
NNEVER use abdominal thrusts on a baby.
1. Lay baby along your forearm or thigh, keeping his/her face down and the head low and supported.
2. Give up to 5 slaps between the shoulder blades.
3. If this does not work, turn baby on its back, keeping head down. Give up to 5 chest thrusts (using the same technique and finger position you use for chest compressions)
4.If this does not work, call an ambulance. Repeat the sequence of back slaps
and chest thrusts.
5. If the breathing stops, start mouth-to-mouth ventilation
Over 1 year of age:
1. Encourage the child to cough.
2. Bend child forward, keeping head lower than chest, and give up to 5 slaps between the shoulder blades.
3. If it does not work, lay child on its back and give up to 5 chest thrusts. Use the same hand position as you used for chest compressions (see Absence of Breathing), but press more sharply and at a rate of about 20 thrusts per minute.
4. If it does not work, give another 5 back slaps.
5. If it does not work, give abdominal thrusts.
6. If it does not work, call an ambulance. Continue the sequence of back slaps, chest thrusts, back slaps and abdominal thrusts. If breathing stops, start mouth-to-mouth ventilation .
Goo Luck
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