First aid for suffocation in a child over one year of age is provided in the same way as for an adult. The only significant difference is that this assistance must be measured by the child's weight and size. This is understandable because it is impossible to apply the same force when performing abdominal thrusts as is done in injured adults. Everything else during the procedure remains unchanged.
You find a man lying motionless on the ground. Inspect the scene to ensure there is no danger and to find out what happened. If the area is safe, first conduct an initial assessment of the victim.
Determine whether the victim is conscious
• Ask loudly: “Do you need help? »
• Clap your hands.
• Squeeze the trapezius muscle if the victim does not respond.
• Carefully turn the victim onto his back (only if necessary).
If the victim is unconscious:
Open the airway and check for breathing
• Throw your head back and lift your chin.
• To detect breathing, use visual, auditory and tactile control for 5 seconds.
If the victim is not breathing:
Give 2 mouth-to-mouth breaths
• Pinch the victim's nostrils. Tight
cover his mouth with your lips.
• Give 2 full insufflations.
• Watch your chest rise to
make sure air flows through
lungs.
If air does not pass into the lungs:
Throw the victim's head back and repeat the injection
• Throw your head back and lift your chin.
• Pinch the victim's nostrils. Tight
cover his mouth with your lips.
• Give 2 full insufflations.
If air still does not pass into the lungs:
Call an ambulance
• Send someone to call an ambulance.
Give 5 abdominal thrusts
• Sit astride the victim's thighs. If the savior is of small build, he can sit on one hip.
• Place the base slightly above the navel with the fingers pointing towards the victim's head.
• Place your second hand on top of your first.
•Press the victim’s stomach 5 times with sharp thrusts in an upward direction.
Using a bent finger, try to remove the foreign object from the victim's mouth.
• Using the thumb of one hand, press the victim's tongue against the lower jaw and push it out slightly.
• Slide your finger along the bottom of your cheek to the base of your tongue. Be careful not to push the foreign body deeper into your throat.
• Try to grab the foreign body with your finger and remove it from your mouth.
Open the airway and give 2 full breaths
• Tilt the victim's head back.
• Pinch the victim's nostrils. Place your lips tightly around his mouth.
• Give 2 full insufflations.
• Watch the chest rise to ensure air is moving into the lungs.
• If air does not pass into the lungs, throw the victim's head back and repeat the blowing.
If air does not pass into the lungs:
• Repeat your actions in the following sequence - pushing, checking the mouth with a finger and blowing until:
• the foreign body will not be removed;
• the victim will not begin to breathe or
cough;
• the ambulance will not arrive.
If air passes into the lungs:
• Check for breathing and pul-
If the victim's pulse is detected, but he is not breathing:
• Perform artificial ventilation.
If the victim has no pulse or breathing:
• Perform CPR.
If your first attempts to clear the airway are unsuccessful:
• Do not stop. The longer a person knows
walks without access to oxygen, especially
muscles relax, making it easier to
covering the airways.
If the victim begins to breathe on his own:
• Monitor your breathing and pulse until
ambulance arrival.
• Keep the airway open
those, making sure that the person di-
complain and keep checking
pulse.
• Place the victim in a stable position
hand placement.