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Infant Choking? This is what you need to do right now!
Here’s What You Need To Do Right Now:
Clear the airway, and do the following only if the infant cannot cry, cough, or breathe:
- Support the infant face down by holding the head in one hand with the torso on your forearm against your thigh
- Give up to five back slaps between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand
- If the object is not expelled, roll the infant face up, supporting the back of the infant's head with your hand
- Place two fingers on the breastbone just below the nipple line
- Give five chest thrusts, about one per second, about 1 ½ inches deep
- Continue cycles of five back slaps and five chest thrusts until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unresponsive
What If This Doesn’t Work, And The Infant Is Still Choking
Call 911.
- Give all the information to the 911 operator and have them send out first responders immediately
Use An Airway Clearing Device
- An airway clearing device, like the Prepared Hero Choking Rescue Device, uses suction to remove any blockages from an airway.
Choking Is Deadlier Than Many People Think
Choking is the 4th leading cause of unintentional injury death in the US, with an average of 5000 people dying from choking each year.
What’s worse is that choking is actually a leading cause of unintentional death for infants.
Too many parents, and even people in general, are far too unprepared to help a person or an infant if they’re choking.
Make sure to memorize and practice these steps so that if your precious child is ever choking, you’ll be able to save them.
And if you don’t already have an Airway Clearing Device. Get one.
Getting an airway clearing device like the Prepared Hero Choking Rescue Device can allow you to more easily save your baby if they’re choking, or even yourself.
If you need an airway clearing device, you can find the Prepared Hero Choking Rescue Device that we recommend at the link below.