{"id":2248,"date":"2024-11-15T10:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasttrainingaustralia.com.au\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=2248"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:40:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:40:50","slug":"choking-infant-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/fasttrainingaustralia.com.au\/resources\/choking-infant-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Choking Infant First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Choking Infant First Aid Management: Know the Signs and Life-Saving actions<\/h2>\n<p>Choking is silent and can be life threatening. Knowing the signs, symptoms and first aid management of a choking emergency can save a life. This Choking Infant First Aid Fact Sheet will step you through managing a Choking casualty.<\/p>\n<p>If the patient becomes blue, limp or unconscious, follow DRSABCD and call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Infant is a child under 1 year of age<\/p>\n<h3>Signs &amp; Symptoms:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>clutching the throat<\/li>\n<li>coughing, wheezing, gagging<\/li>\n<li>difficulty in breathing, speaking or swallowing<\/li>\n<li>making a whistling or \u2018crowing\u2019 noise, or no sound at all<\/li>\n<li>blue lips, face, earlobes, fingernails<\/li>\n<li>loss of consciousness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What to do &#8211; Chocking Infant First Aid:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Immediately call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Stay on the phone.<\/li>\n<li>Place the choking infant with their head downwards on your forearm, supporting the head and shoulders on your hand.<\/li>\n<li>Hold the infant\u2019s mouth open with your fingers.<\/li>\n<li>Give up to 5 sharp blows to the back between the shoulders with the heel of one hand, checking if the blockage has been removed after each blow.<\/li>\n<li>If the blockage has come loose or been removed, turn the infant into the recovery position and remove any object that may have come loose with your little finger.<\/li>\n<li>If the blockage has not been removed after 5 back blows, place the infant on their back on a firm surface.<\/li>\n<li>Place 2 fingers on the lower half of the sternum and give up to 5 chest thrusts, checking if the blockage has been removed after each thrust. Support the infant\u2019s head with the other hand.<\/li>\n<li>If the blockage has not been removed after 5 thrusts, continue alternating 5 back blows with 5 chest thrusts until medical aid arrives.<\/li>\n<li>If the choking infant becomes unconscious, start CPR.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In a medical emergency call Triple Zero (000). You could save a life with First Aid Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>Be prepared when it matters most! 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