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You should support the infants head with your hand, body along the arm. The head should be angled down, to be the lower than any other part of the body to use gravity to help dislodge the object.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoPosition the infant's head lower than the rest of the body.
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∙ 13y agoPosition a chocking infants head lower than the rest of the body.
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∙ 13y agoPosition the head of the infant angling downward, to be the lowest part of the angle, as gravity will help to dislodge the object.
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