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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
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