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Choking first aid - adult or child over 1 year - series: Part 5

Choking first aid - adult or child over 1 year - series
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3. Grasp the fist with your hand.

4. Make quick, upward and inward thrusts with your fists.

5. Continue thrusts until the object is dislodged or the child loses consciousness.

If the child becomes unconscious, lower child to the floor, call 911, and begin CPR. If you see the object blocking the airway, try to remove it.

Update Date: 1/16/2007

Updated by: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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