How Do You Help A Choking Infant?
• Pick the infant up. • You will be turning the infant over to do chest thrusts and back blows. You may sit down in a chair or you may stand to do this. Sitting may make you feel more stable, especially if the infant feels heavy. • Position and hold the infant face down, with the head slightly lower than the feet. Support the infant’s jaw and head with your hand. Support the weight of the infant on your knee if you are sitting. Support him on your forearm if you are standing. • Give up to 5 back blows on the upper back between the shoulder blades. Use the heel of your free hand to do this. If you see an object come out of the infant’s mouth at any point, stop giving the back blows. • Sandwich the infant between your hands and turn the infant over on to his back. Support the infant’s head and neck with your hand. The head should be held slightly lower than the feet. Support the weight of the infant on your knee if you are sitting. Support him on your forearm if you are standing. • Give
