Choking Choking Adult, child and infantAdult, child and infant

*Signals of Troubled Breathing*Signals of Troubled BreathingAdultAdult

Noisy or painful breathingNoisy or painful breathing

Unusually deep or shallow breathingUnusually deep or shallow breathing

Changes in skin colorChanges in skin color

Conscious ChokingConscious Choking

Universal Sign of Choking- clutching Universal Sign of Choking- clutching of the throatof the throat

If the victim is conscious and cannot If the victim is conscious and cannot cough, assume the airway is blocked.cough, assume the airway is blocked.

Conscious ChokingConscious Choking

Encourage someone to continue to Encourage someone to continue to coughcough

Choking-Adult and Child Choking-Adult and Child

5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts (until the object comes out or victim passes out)

Choking Victim-consciousChoking Victim-conscious

1- Get consent from the victim.1- Get consent from the victim.

2- give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal 2- give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts thrusts

5 Back blows 5 Abdominal thrusts

If you are alone when choking, lean If you are alone when choking, lean over a firm object, like the back of a over a firm object, like the back of a chair and press your stomach against chair and press your stomach against it.it.

Choking Victim-consciousChoking Victim-conscious

Still call 9-1-1 even if the object Still call 9-1-1 even if the object comes out (there is a chance that comes out (there is a chance that tissue in the airway may swell)tissue in the airway may swell)

If the victim is too large to reach If the victim is too large to reach around the abdomen, give chest around the abdomen, give chest thrusts (same technique but on the thrusts (same technique but on the breastbone)breastbone)

Choking- InfantChoking- Infant

5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts with the baby across your thighwith the baby across your thigh– Using gravity to try and dislodge the Using gravity to try and dislodge the

objectobject

Choking- InfantChoking- Infant

How can you tell an infant is How can you tell an infant is choking?choking?– *looked panicked and are not able to *looked panicked and are not able to

cry, cough or breathe.cry, cough or breathe.

– *A breathing emergency is signaled by a *A breathing emergency is signaled by a wheezing or high pitched sound wheezing or high pitched sound