Do I treat a child who is choking the same as an infant? No. Use a combination of 5 back blows then 5 abdominal thrusts. An infant requires 5 back blows then 5 chest compressions to clear the airway.

Support their head while you hold them in position. Step 2. If they are still choking, give up to five chest thrusts: turn the baby over so they are facing upwards. Place two fingers in the middle of ...

Officer Cameron Maciejewski performed back thrusts on the infant in an effort ... hero" after he saved a 3-week-old newborn baby girl from choking, in a scene that was captured by dashcam video.

The chest thrusts squeeze the air out of the ... Inserting your fingers into the baby's mouth might push the choking object farther into the airway. Also, caregivers are advised to call an ...

In Northern Ireland, choking incidents are relatively ... If that does not work, the next step in the case of a baby or infant is to perform chest thrusts. "Hold the child (face) downwards ...