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  2. Choking - Wikipedia

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    Right: 'Chest thrusts for infants', two fingers press on the lower half of the middle of the chest. In the back blows maneuver, the rescuer slaps on the baby's back. It is recommended that the baby receive them being slightly leaned upside-down on an inclination. There exist several ways to achieve this:

  3. Choking emergency? How to do the Heimlich maneuver - AOL

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    Once the blockage is dislodged, check the baby’s mouth and remove any visible objects with a finger. If the blows to the back don’t work, try performing chest thrusts by holding the baby face ...

  4. Abdominal thrusts - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal thrusts are recommended only if these methods fail. Point of application of abdominal thrusts (between chest and navel). The hands press inward and upward. The American Red Cross, the NHS, the European Resuscitation Council and the Mayo Clinic recommend a repeating cycle of five back slaps and five abdominal thrusts.

  5. Basic airway management - Wikipedia

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    Demonstration of chest thrusts. If the patient can not receive pressure on the abdomen, the abdominal thrusts are replaced by chest thrusts. [8] This is the case of pregnant women, obese people, and others. Chest thrusts are applied in the same manner as abdominal thrusts, but pressing inwards on the lower half of the sternum (the chest bone).

  6. Airway management - Wikipedia

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    The chest thrusts are the same type of compressions but applied on the lower half of the chest bone (not in the very extreme, which is a point named xiphoid process and could be broken). The American Medical Association and Australian Resuscitation Council advocate sweeping the fingers across the back of the throat to attempt to dislodge airway ...

  7. Pediatric advanced life support - Wikipedia

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    Chest compressions differ between infants and children. For infants, chest compressions can be done with the two-fingers technique (single rescuer) or two-thumbs encircling hands technique (2 rescuer). In the two-fingers technique, the provider uses their index and middle finger to press down on the infant's sternum, below the nipples. In the ...

  8. First aid - Wikipedia

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    During that procedure, series of five strong blows are delivered on the infant's upper back after placing the infant's face in the aider's forearm. If the infant is able to cough or cry, no breathing assistance should be given. Chest thrusts can also be applied with two fingers on the lower half of the middle of the chest.

  9. Foreign body aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Radiography is the most common form of imaging used in the initial assessment of a foreign body presentation. Most patients receive a chest x-ray to determine the location of the foreign body. [2] Lateral neck, chest, and bilateral decubitus end-expiratory chest x-rays should be obtained in patients suspected of having aspirated a foreign body. [6]