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severe airway obstruction
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How do you help a child who is choking on a piece of food?
If they can breathe or talk or cough, let them cough. If they cannot cough or breathe or talk, use the Heimlech manuever on them. But try to be gentle.
What signals indicate an infant is choking?
looking panicked and not able to cough, cry or breathe
How should one handle a choking emergency?
In a choking emergency, one should first assess the situation and ask the person if they are choking. If they are unable to speak or cough, perform the Heimlich maneuver by standing behind them, making a fist with one hand and placing it above their navel, grasping the fist with the other hand and thrusting inward and upward. Repeat until the object is dislodged or emergency help arrives.
Should you try to relieve chokng if an infant is coughing loudly?
If an infant is coughing loudly, it is best to allow them to cough as this is the body's way of trying to clear the airway. If the infant is unable to cough or cry, turning blue, or struggling to breathe, then you should intervene and perform back blows and chest thrusts to relieve the choking.
Would you deliver back blow to a casualty that have an effective cough?
No, because he is coughing and would cough what ever is blocking his away out eventually
Some signals that indicate an infant is choking are?
Looking panicked and not able to cough, cry or breathe.
How do you do oral with a halls cough drop?
You shouldn't do oral with a halls cough drop as it can become lodged in your throat and cause you to have a choking emergency.
How do you write the sound of a person choking?
Pretend you're choking, then try to spell the sounds you make. Everybody does it differently. **added - I use "ACK" or "GACK"
How can you compare first aid choking in infants to first aid choking on children and adults?
chocking on infants and children and adults aren't much different but with infants they will cough and might be sick and stop breathing
When a child look panicked and cannot cough speak or breath what life-threatening condition could the child be experiencing?
Conscious choking.
What do you do if someone is consciously choking?
If you encounter a conscious, choking individual that is coughing, encourage continued coughing. If the victim is unable to cough, speak, or breathe, complete the following:Send someone to call 9-1-1Lean person forward and give 5 back blows with heel of your hand.Give 5 quick abdominal thrusts by placing the thumbside of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, just above the navel. Grab your fist with the other hand.Repeat until the object the person is choking on is forced out and person breathes or coughs on his or her own.
Do heroin and cough syrups with codeine can make a driver drowsy and unable to concentrate?
yes
