arm up above head pat on back
Perform abdominal thrust
choking hazard?
If they are coughing, encourage them to keep coughing. DO NOT PAT THEIR BACKS, this may lodge the object further in their throat. If they are no longer coughing, and can not breathe at all, the hiemlec (sp?) maneuver is your best option.
call for help and do the Heimlich remover
Get a big glass of water and drink it all
Back blows and abdominal compressions
Look in the mouth, sweep if you see the object; attempt to ventilate, 30 compressions if breaths don't go in; repeat sweep, breaths, compressions, until breaths go in.
Do not hit them on the back; it will just lodge the food in further and cause more severe choking. Instead do the hemlic remover: have the person stand in front of you, wrap your hands around them and make a fist and cover it with your other hand, then place it on their stomach and push then relax, push then relax, and repeat this until an emergency vehicle arrives.
Look for the object; if there is no object in the mouth, attempt the 2 breaths. If breaths don't go in, repeat the sequence of compressions, look for object (sweep then if you see it), attempt the 2 breaths, etc until the breaths go in & you can check for a pulse.
There is not a difference in choking treatment between an adult and a child; 5 back blows and 5 upward abdominal thrusts. Back blows and thrusts would be less force for a child and you may have to adjust your height by going down on 1 or 2 knees.
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