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Choking
Choking
FIRST AID
Reassure the casualty
Give 5 sharp blows to his back between
shoulder blades with flat of your hand
5 Back Slaps
5 Abdominal Thrust
If it fails, try 4 to 5 abdominal thrusts
If it fails, casualty may become
unconscious
5 Abdominal Thrust
FOR A CHILD
Place the child over your knee, head
down, slap between shoulder blades
If it fails, give 5 chest thrusts
If this fails, use abdominal thrusts only if
you are trained to do so on a child.
Otherwise begin resuscitation
FOR A BABY
Lay the baby along your forearm, slap him
between shoulder blades using less force
than for a child and supporting the babys
chin
Do not use chest thrust or abdominal
thrust in babies