CHOKING

Any foreign-body which is obstruct the airway is called choking

Choking Relief in a Responsive Adult or Child

Abdominal Thrusts- Use abdominal thrusts (Heimlich Maneuver) to relieve choking in a responsive adult or child. do not use abdominal thrusts to relieve choking in an infant.

Give each individual thrust with the intention of relieving the obstruction. it may be necessary to repeat the thrust several times to clear the airway.

Abdominal Thrusts With Victim Standing or Sitting - Follow these steps to perform abdominal thrusts on a responsive adult or child who is standing or sitting:

STEPS;

1. Stand or kneel behind the victim and wrap your arms around the victim's waist.

2. Make a fist with one hand.

3. Place the thumb side of your fist against the victim's abdomen,in the midline, slightly above the navel and well below the breastbone.

4. Grasp your fist with your other hand and press your fist int the victim's abdomen with a quick, forceful upward thrust.

5. Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled from the airway or the victim becomes unresponsive

6. Give each new thrust with a separate, distinct movement to relieve the obstruction.

Pregnant and Obese Victims; - if the victim is pregnant or obese,perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.

Choking Relief in an Unresponsive Adult or Child

A choking victim's condition may women, and he may become unresponsive.if you are aware that the victims's condition is caused by a foreign-body airway obstruction, you will know to look for a foreign body in the throat.

STEPS

1. Shout for help. if someone else is available, send that person to activate the emergency response system.

2. Gently lower the victim to the ground if you see that he is becoming unresponsive.

3. Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. do not check for a pulse.

4. Each time you open the airway to give breaths, open the victim's mouth wide. look for the object.

• if you seen an object that can be easily removed, remove it with your fingers.

• if you do not see an object, continue CPR.

5. After about 5 cycles or 2 minutes of CPR, activate the emergency response system if some one has not already done so.

Choking Relief in Infants

Choking Relief in a Responsive Infant.

Use back slaps and chest thrusts for choking relief in an infant. do not use abdominal thrusts.

STEPS

1. Kneel or sit with the infant in your lap.

2. if it is to do, remove clothing from the infant's chest.

3. Hold the infant face down with the head slightly lower than the chest, resting on your forearm. support the infant's head and jaw with your hand.take care to avoid compressing the soft tissue of the infant's throat. rest your forearm on your lap or thigh to support the infant.

4. Deliver up to 5 back slaps forcefully between the infant's shoulder blades, using the heal of your hand. Deliver each slap with sufficient force to attempt to dislodge the foreign body.

5. After delivering up to 5 back slaps, place your free hand on the infant's back,supporting the back of the infant's head with the palm of your hand. the infant will be adequately cradled between your 2 forearms, with the palm of one hand supporting the face and jaw while the palm of the other hand supports the back of the infant's head.

6. Turn the infant as a unit while carefully supporting the head and neck. hold the infant's faceup,with your forearm resting on your thigh,keep the infant's head lower then the trunk.

7. Provide up to 5 quick downward chest thrusts in the middle of the chest, over the lower half of the breastbone deliver chest thrusts at a rate of about 1 per second, each with the intention of creating enough force to dislodge the foreign body.

8. Repeat the sequence of up to 5 back slaps and up to 5 chest thrusts until the object is removed or the infant become unresponsive.

Choking Relief in an Unresponsive Infant

if the infant victim becomes unresponsive, stop giving back slapes and begin CPR, starting with chest compression.

to relieve choking in an unresponsive infant, perform the following steps:

STEPS

1. Shout for help. if someone responds, send that person to activate the emergency response system. place the infant on afirm, flat surface.

2. Begin CPR (starting with compressions) with 1 extra step; each time you open the airway, look for the object in the back of the throat. if you see an object and can easily remove i, remove it. note that you do not check for a pulse before beginning CPR.

3. After about 2 minutes of CPR, activate the emergency response system (if no one has done so).