Hands clutching the throat is a universal sign for choking.
If a choking victim does not give this universal sign, look for these other signs:
When giving first aid to a choking victim it is recommended by the Red Cross to use the (five-and-five) approach.
If you are alone with the victim, deliver five back blows and five abdominal thrusts then call 9-1-1.
If there is more than one person, have the other person call for help while you are delivering choking first aid to the victim.
If you are performing abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) on another person here are the steps you would take:
(See video for complete choking first aid)
To perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself:
To perform the Heimlich maneuver on a pregnant or obese person:
If a person is unconscious, how do you clear the victim's airway?
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Heimlich maneuver
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm
If a person can still talk or breathe, do not interfere.
If they can't, exercise the Heimlich maneuver.
If they're unconscious, remember that the CPR process has changed, and now you are mainly to focus on thrusting toward the heart to keep blood pumping to the brain.
There is a technique called the Heimlich maneuver, which is done by standing behind the person who is choking and rapidly pushing upward and inward on the diaphragm or lower stomach area, in order to drive air through the throat and dislodge whatever object is causing the choking.
Im Not Exactly A Doctor Here, But I Know That If They Are Choking You Go Behind Them, Put Your Arms Around Their Stomach And Like Pull Towards You And You Do It Again & Again Until They Puke It Back Up :p. Lol Hope This Helped!:D
FOR CONSCIOUS CHOKING, PERFORM BACK BLOWS AND ABDOMINAL THRUSTS.
chocking on infants and children and adults aren't much different but with infants they will cough and might be sick and stop breathing
The common first aid technique for a person choking is the Heimlich Maneuver
Choking is a very serious problem which can potentially result in death from lack of oxygen. Choking is also a more common injury/problem than other problems in relation with first aid. Therefore ways of treating choking is taught in first aid as it is a regular occurrence, and one which is more serious than some people may think.
Ask if they are all right.
When dealing with a choking casualty, basically do your best to give back blows or abdominal thrusts this could be maybe asking them to get down on their knees. and preforming choking instructions on the floor. Remember get a first aid course before doing any first aid, reading the first aid manual does not make you a "first aider".
First aid is a group of actions that need to be taken during an emergency. It shows you how to help somebody who is choking, not breathing, bleeding, and having other threatening issues. Learning first aid can help you save a life.
That depends on what the injury is. You're not going to treat choking and burns the same way, after all.
Back blows and abdominal compressions
to make you feel good
Conscious permission is called "Consent".
It is used when a person is choking on food or a swallowed object, which is blocking the airway to the lungs. The Heimlich compression is an effort to dislodge and regurgitate the food or other object from the throat.
Signs and symptoms that someone needs first aid vary greatly. If someone has fallen, pain somewhere in the body can mean that first aid is needed. If someone is laying on the floor and not responding, is bleeding from a cut, choking on food, or a host of other things, it is a sign that first aid is needed. First aid can be anything from putting a band aid on a minor cut to giving CPR. In order to know what first aid is needed for what sign or symptom, first aid training is available.