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N. C. DHHS, 2009/ 2010 E3- 44
7. REPEAT STEPS 1- 6
UNTIL OBJECT IS COUGHED UP OR INFANT
STARTS TO BREATHE OR BECOMES
UNCONSCIOUS.
8. Call EMS after 2 minutes ( 5 cycles of 30
compressions to 2 rescue breaths) if not already
called.
IF INFANT BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS, GO TO STEP
6 OF INFANT CPR
CHOKING ( Conscious Victims)
Call EMS 9- 1- 1 after starting rescue efforts.
INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR
Begin the following if the infant is choking and is
unable to breathe. However, if the infant is coughing
or crying, do NOT do any of the following, but call
EMS, try to calm the child and watch for worsening of
symptoms. If cough becomes ineffective ( loss of
sound), begin step 1 below.
CHILDREN OVER 1 YEAR OF AGE & ADULTS
Begin the following if the victim is choking and unable
to breathe. Ask the victim: “ Are you choking?” If the
victim nods yes or can’t respond, help is needed.
However, if the victim is coughing, crying or
speaking, do NOT do any of the following, but call
EMS, try to calm him/ her and watch for worsening of
symptoms. If cough becomes ineffective ( loss of
sound) and victim cannot speak, begin 1. Position the infant, with step 1 below.
head slightly lower than
chest, face down on your
arm and support the
head ( support jaw; do
NOT compress throat).
2. Give up to 5 back slaps with the heel of hand
between infant’s shoulder blades.
3. If object is not coughed up,
position infant face up on
your forearm with head
slightly lower then rest of
body.
4. With 2 or 3 fingers, give up
to 5 chest thrusts near
center of breastbone, just
below the nipple line.
5. Open mouth and look. If
foreign object is seen, sweep it
out with the finger.
6. Tilt head back and lift chin up
and out to open the airway.
Try to give 2 breaths.
1. Stand or kneel behind child with arms encircling
child.
2. Place thumbside of fist against middle of abdomen
just above the navel. ( Do NOT place your hand
over the very bottom of the breastbone. Grasp fist
with other hand).
3. Give up to 5 quick inward and upward abdominal
thrusts.
4. REPEAT STEPS 1- 2 UNTIL OBJECT IS
COUGHED UP, CHILD STARTS TO BREATHE
OR CHILD BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS.
IF CHILD BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE ON
BACK AND GO TO STEP 7 OF CHILD OR ADULT
CPR ( p. 37 or 38).
FOR OBESE OR PREGNANT PERSONS:
Stand behind person and place your arms under the
armpits to encircle the chest. Press with quick
backward thrusts.
Pictures reproduced with permission.
Textbook of Pediatric Basic Life Support, 1994.
Copyright American Heart Association.
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| Title | North Carolina school health program manual - Page 333 |
| Full Text | N. C. DHHS, 2009/ 2010 E3- 44 7. REPEAT STEPS 1- 6 UNTIL OBJECT IS COUGHED UP OR INFANT STARTS TO BREATHE OR BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. 8. Call EMS after 2 minutes ( 5 cycles of 30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths) if not already called. IF INFANT BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS, GO TO STEP 6 OF INFANT CPR CHOKING ( Conscious Victims) Call EMS 9- 1- 1 after starting rescue efforts. INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR Begin the following if the infant is choking and is unable to breathe. However, if the infant is coughing or crying, do NOT do any of the following, but call EMS, try to calm the child and watch for worsening of symptoms. If cough becomes ineffective ( loss of sound), begin step 1 below. CHILDREN OVER 1 YEAR OF AGE & ADULTS Begin the following if the victim is choking and unable to breathe. Ask the victim: “ Are you choking?” If the victim nods yes or can’t respond, help is needed. However, if the victim is coughing, crying or speaking, do NOT do any of the following, but call EMS, try to calm him/ her and watch for worsening of symptoms. If cough becomes ineffective ( loss of sound) and victim cannot speak, begin 1. Position the infant, with step 1 below. head slightly lower than chest, face down on your arm and support the head ( support jaw; do NOT compress throat). 2. Give up to 5 back slaps with the heel of hand between infant’s shoulder blades. 3. If object is not coughed up, position infant face up on your forearm with head slightly lower then rest of body. 4. With 2 or 3 fingers, give up to 5 chest thrusts near center of breastbone, just below the nipple line. 5. Open mouth and look. If foreign object is seen, sweep it out with the finger. 6. Tilt head back and lift chin up and out to open the airway. Try to give 2 breaths. 1. Stand or kneel behind child with arms encircling child. 2. Place thumbside of fist against middle of abdomen just above the navel. ( Do NOT place your hand over the very bottom of the breastbone. Grasp fist with other hand). 3. Give up to 5 quick inward and upward abdominal thrusts. 4. REPEAT STEPS 1- 2 UNTIL OBJECT IS COUGHED UP, CHILD STARTS TO BREATHE OR CHILD BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. IF CHILD BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE ON BACK AND GO TO STEP 7 OF CHILD OR ADULT CPR ( p. 37 or 38). FOR OBESE OR PREGNANT PERSONS: Stand behind person and place your arms under the armpits to encircle the chest. Press with quick backward thrusts. Pictures reproduced with permission. Textbook of Pediatric Basic Life Support, 1994. Copyright American Heart Association. |
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