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Choking Rescue for a Baby (0-1 Year of Age).
Choking Rescue for a Baby (0-1 Year of Age).Call 9 1 1 if your baby is showing signs of choking. This includes trouble breathing, being unable tocry or make sounds, or their skin is turning blue.Hold your baby over your lap, face down with your hand holding their chin and face straight, tilt theirbody slightly downward.Use your other hand to strike the middle of their back with the heel of your hand five times. If yourbaby is still choking, turn them onto their back and continue holding their head straight with their bodytilted slightly downward.Use your middle and index fingers on your other hand, to do five chest thrusts in the middle of theirrib cage, just below their nipples.Continue repeating steps two through six.Once the food or item has dislodged from your baby's throat, you can stop the process.If your child becomes unconscious, begin CPR if you are trained to do so.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.© The Wellness Network
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Detailed information on choking, choking prevention, and doing abdominal thrusts to treat someone who is choking.
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