Choking Child First Aid: What to Do (and What Not To Do)
Do NOT give abdominal thrusts to a conscious choking child.
Instead:
- Encourage coughing to dislodge object.
- If unable, perform back blows: strike firmly between shoulder blades with heel of hand.
- If still not dislodged, perform chest thrusts: place child face up, give quick, forceful thrusts to center of chest between nipples.
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