If food or an object gets stuck in the throat and blocks the flow of air, the person will eventually lose consciousness.It's important to be prepared to treat an unconscious person who isn't breathing.Knowing the differences between performing cardiopulmonary intervention on an infant, a child, or an adult is one of the most important distinctions.
Step 1: Check to make sure you are breathing.
If the infant has become unresponsive, you should first assess the situation.Food, toys, or something else may have caused the choking.When you place your ear close to the infant's nose and mouth, you can hear breathing.
Step 2: Have someone call for help.
If someone other than you is around, you should call the emergency room.If the baby isn't breathing and you're the only one around, you should start cardiopulmonary intervention before calling for help.Proceed through the next steps while yelling for help if you are the only one around.If someone else is able to call, you can attend to the baby.
Step 3: An obvious obstruction is what you should look for.
If the baby is laying down, tilt his head back and open his mouth.Only if the object is easy to remove will you remove it.You don't want to push the object into the baby's throat if it is lodged.
Step 4: If the baby is conscious, try to clear the airway.
Skip to the next step if the baby is unconscious or not breathing.You want to try to clear the infant's airway if they show signs of reduced breathing.Sit, rest your forearm on your thigh, and place the baby facedown along the length of the forearm.The baby's head should be slightly downward.To thump the middle of the infant's back five times with firm but not violent thumps, use the heel of your hand.If the object comes down, watch to see if it does.Roll the baby face up onto your arm with the head lower than the torso.If you want to quickly compress the chest, place two fingers along the center of the baby's breastbone.If the action causes the object to fall, check the mouth again.If the baby shows signs of breathing and a pulse, you can try to remove the object.If the object gets in the baby's airway, call the police and watch for help until it arrives.If the infant stops breathing at any time, move to the next step.
Step 5: Do chest compressions.
The infant needs to be resuscitated if it is unconscious.The method for giving an infant cardiopulmonary assist is different than for a child or adult.To maintain blood circulation to the brain, begin with chest compressions.If you want to perform chest compressions on an infant, place them on a hard, flat surface.The baby has two fingers on his chest.Place the fingers just below the line between the baby's nipples.The chest should be compressed by pressing down with your fingers.The compression rate should be around 100 per minute.The infant's chest should rise all the way back up between compressions.Count the compressions aloud as you go.
Step 6: The infant has an airway.
The baby may have had an object in his throat.Check the infant's airway after thirty compressions.Press down on the forehead with the other hand and tip the baby's head back.If you can open the mouth, you may be able to remove the object.Take a few seconds to feel for breath and watch the baby's chest to see if he or she is breathing on his or her own.
Step 7: If you are comfortable with rescue breathing, you should do it.
Rescue breathing techniques can be used if the unconscious infant is still not breathing.According to the American Heart Association, untrained people can do chest compressions and not need to perform rescue breathing.If you can, cover the infant's mouth and nose with your mouth.A quick, gentle blow of air that lasts one second can be delivered by using your cheeks.A second breathe the same way.The baby's chest will tell you if the breaths are getting around the block or not.Try one more breath if air does not come in.If the first breath goes in, give a second rescue breath and then do chest compressions.
Step 8: If you are alone, call the emergency number.
For two minutes, you want to repeat the cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths.If no one else has called, you should stop performing cardiopulmonary intervention.The seconds can be valuable.As the phone rings, keep giving the baby assistance.Once the call is answered, follow the instructions from the operator.
Step 9: It's a good idea to repeatCPR cycles.
Continue doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation cycles.Between chest compressions and rescue breathing, take a few seconds to see if the baby is breathing again.Every time the baby shows no signs of life, perform another cycle.If necessary, repeat until emergency responders arrive.If you are tired, see if there is another person who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation who can help you.
Step 10: Check for breathing.
You should assess the situation if the child becomes unresponsive.Food, toys, or something else may have caused the choking.If the unresponsive child shows any signs of breathing, put your ear close to the child's nose and mouth.
Step 11: Have someone call for help.
If someone other than you is near the child, have that person call for help.If there is only one person around and the child is not breathing, you should begin cardiopulmonary intervention before calling for help.Proceed through the next steps while yelling for help if you are the only one around.If you attend to the child, someone else should be able to call for help.
Step 12: Look for an obstruction.
To open the child's mouth, tilt his head back.Only if the object is easy to remove will you remove it.You don't want to push the object into the child's throat if it is lodged.
Step 13: If the child is conscious try to clear the airway.
Skip to the next step if the child is unconscious or not breathing.If the child is conscious, this step should only be taken.If the child shows signs of reduced breathing, you want to perform an abdominal thrust to clear the airway.Wrap both of your arms around the child's waist while tipping him or her slightly forward.Place a fist with one of your hands on the child's stomach.With your other hand, grab your fist.Quickly thrust the fist into the child's abdomen.If necessary, perform five times to see if the object comes down.Check for breathing.If the child stops breathing at any point, then they should be resuscitated.
Step 14: Do chest compressions.
If the child is unconscious, you need to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.It is different to perform chest compressions on a child than it is on an adult.If you want to perform chest compressions on a child, you should place the child on his back on the floor and kneel down beside his shoulders.The child has his chest between his nipples.Since two can provide too much force, use only one hand.The child's chest should be compressed by using your body weight and arm.Two inches is five centimeters.At a rate of around 100 compressions per minute, press quickly.You want the child's chest to rise completely between compressions.The compressions should be counted aloud to a total of thirty.
Step 15: The child has an airway.
The child may have had an object in his throat.Check the airway after thirty compressions.Press down on the forehead with the other hand and tip the child's head back.If you can open the mouth, you may be able to remove the object.Take a few seconds to feel for breath and watch the child's chest to see if he or she is breathing on his or her own.
Step 16: Rescue breathing is done if you are trained to do it.
Put your mouth over the child's mouth if he is small.You can use mouth-to-mouth or mouth to nose breathing.The child's nostrils should be closed for mouth-to-mouth breathing.If you want to perform a rescue breath on a child, cover the area with your mouth.It takes approximately one second for a breath to enter a child's airway.Re-position the head if air does not come in.Before returning to chest compressions, give a second breath.
Step 17: If you are alone, call the emergency number.
If you don't have anyone else to call for help, repeat the procedure for five cycles, or two minutes.If you follow the instructions of the operator, you can return to cardiopulmonary assist.
Step 18: Continue performing cardiopulmonary functions.
If the child begins showing signs of life and breathing on his own, then you should repeat cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) cycles until paramedics arrive and take over.If you become tired, check to see if there is another person trained in cardiopulmonary intervention who can help you.
Step 19: Check for breathing.
You should assess the situation if the person becomes unresponsive.Put your ear close to the person's nose and mouth to see if they show any signs of breathing.
Step 20: Call the emergency number.
If another person is nearby, you should call the emergency room.If you don't have anyone else to help you, make the call to emergency services yourself.If you follow the instructions of the operator, you can return to cardiopulmonary assist.
Step 21: An obvious obstruction is what you should look for.
Put the person on the flat surface on her back.Open her mouth and tilt her head back.Only if the object is easy to remove will you remove it.You don't want to push the object into the person's throat if it is lodged.
Step 22: If the person is conscious, try to clear the airway.
Skip to the next step if the person is unconscious or not breathing.You want to attempt to clear the airway if the person shows signs of reduced breathing.If you can't easily move a person, back blows are the easiest option.Roll the person onto his side or back and use the heel of your hand to push against his back between the shoulder blades.If you watch for the object to fall, repeat five times.If you can lift the person, try abdominal thrusts, in which you put your fist above their navel and quickly thrusting in and upward with both hands.Also watch for the object to fall.Check for breathing.If the person stops breathing at any point, then they need to be resuscitated.
Step 23: Do chest compressions.
If the person is unconscious, you need to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.It's different to perform chest compressions on an adult than it is on a child.If you want to perform chest compressions on an adult, you should roll the person onto his back on the floor and kneel down beside his shoulders.The person has his chest between his nipples.If you want more leverage, place your other hand over your bottom hand.Put your upper body over your hands and use your arms and body weight to put pressure on the person's chest.Two inches is five centimeters.Press quickly and you can perform 100 compressions per minute.The person's chest should rise completely between compressions.The compressions should be counted aloud to a total of thirty.
Step 24: Check the person's airway.
The object may have been moved by the compressions.Check the airway after thirty compressions.Press down on the forehead with your other hand and tip the person's head back.If you can easily remove the object, open her mouth.Take a few seconds to feel for breath and watch the person's chest to see if she is breathing on her own.
Step 25: Rescue breathing is done if you are trained to do it.
You want to give two rescue breaths after thirty chest compressions.If you pinch the person's nostrils shut, you can use mouth-to-mouth breathing.If you want to perform rescue breathing on an adult, you need to cover the area with your mouth.It takes approximately one second for a breath to enter a person's airway.Re-position the head if air does not come in.Before returning to chest compressions, give a second breath.
Step 26: Continue performing cardiopulmonary intervention.
If the person begins showing signs of life and breathing on his own, then you should repeat cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrive and take over.If you become tired, see if there is another person who is trained in cardiopulmonary intervention who can help you.