Choking Child Rescue: Steps After Abdominal Thrusts Fail

If a choking child becomes unresponsive:

1. Lower to the floor and call 911 (or designate someone to call).
2. Begin CPR: 30 chest compressions (push hard, fast, center of chest) → 2 rescue breaths (pinch nose, seal mouth, watch for chest rise).
3. Continue cycles of 30:2 until the object is expelled, the child breathes, or EMS arrives.

Do not perform blind finger sweeps. If the object is visible in the oropharynx, remove it carefully.