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ALWAYS DIAL 999 AND REQUEST QUALIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
CHOKING
The methods used vary depending on the size and age of the patient.
Below are videos and information on how to help someone who is choking.
NHS Pregnancy and Baby Guide
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Ensure there is nothing visible in the mouth.
Lay Baby face down on hand supporting head with thumb and fingers.
Give up to 5 blows between their shoulder blades using the heel of your hand.
Ensure there is nothing visible in the mouth.
Lay Baby face down on hand supporting head with thumb and fingers Use your leg to support the weight of the child.
Give up to 5 blows between their shoulder blades using the heel of your hand.
A similar method can be used for adults, again make sure nothing is in the mouth then lean them over a table or back of a chair for support and give 5 sharp blows between the shoulder blades using the heel of your hand.
ABDOMINAL THRUSTS (Heimlich Manoeuvre)
Standing behind them, place clenched fist above navel, cover this with your other hand and give sharp upward pulls to expel air and the foreign object.
A mix of the two may be required
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Many of us are now taught First-Aid as a requirement for work, and it is law to have a qualified first-aider in any office, factory or workspace that has more than five persons.
But as parents we should learn first-aid in case something happens to our children at home, on way to and from school or at the park.
Basic and advanced courses are cheap and regularly run by both the St. John Ambulance and the Red Cross. (see buttons below)
Everyone should learn basic first-aid, it could save a life !
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