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$Pages,8
$Title,Choking-Newborn to Age 1
$Page1
$Sounds,STL21,STL22,STL23
$SubTitle,Signs To Look For: Conscious
$Text, If baby can't cough, breathe, cry or is coughing weakly, call for medical help.
$Text, If baby is coughing strongly and can breathe, do not interfere, but stand by and be prepared to act.
$Text, If choking continues, the baby becomes blue, limp and unconscious.
$End1
$Page2
$Sounds,STL24
$SubTitle,Signs To Look For: Conscious
$Text, Do not poke at the object that is lodged.
$End2
$Page3
$QT,choke0
$QT1,0,5233
$QT2,5233,10500
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Conscious
$Text, 1. Lay infant face down on your arm, with your hand on the infant's jaw to support the head.
$Text, 2. Use the heel of your other hand to give 4 back blows between the infant's shoulder blades.
$End3
$Page4
$QT,choke0
$QT1,10500,17567
$QT2,17567,21500
$QT3,21500,25800
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Conscious
$Text,If the object does not dislodge: 1. Turn the infant over and keep the infant's head lower than the trunk while supporting the head.
$Text,2. Use 2 fingers on the middle of the breastbone to deliver 4 thrusts.
$Text,Repeat until the object is expelled or the infant is unconscious.
$End4
$Page5
$QT,choke0
$QT1,25800,26900
$QT2,26900,29433
$QT3,29433,34400
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Unconscious
$Text,1. Call for help.
$Text,2. Do not poke at the object that is lodged.
$Text,3. Place the infant on his back, open the mouth and clear the mouth of any visible foreign objects.
$End5
$Page6
$QT,choke0
$QT1,34400,35833
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Unconscious
$Text,4. Check for breathing.
$End6
$Page7
$QT,choke0
$QT1,35833,38900
$QT2,38900,42367
$QT3,42367,46600
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Unconscious
$Text,If the victim is breathing, give aid for unconsciousness.
$Text,If the victim is not breathing, begin rescue breathing.
$Text,If you are unable to breathe into the victim, begin abdominal thrusts.
$End7
$Page8
$QT,choke0
$QT1,46600,50667
$QT2,50667,59233
$QT3,59233,62600
$SubTitle,Immediate Treatment: Unconscious
$Text,If object is dislodged, sweep it out with your index finger.
$Text,If object is not dislodged, continue the sequence of thrusts, checking the mouth, and breaths until it is, or until medical help arrives.
$Text,All Choking Victims should have a medical examination.
$End8