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Choking

If the patient is coughing or can speak - DO NOTHING.

INFANT

Picture of infant FBO procedure

  • Place child over your arm, with head lower than body;
  • Deliver four back blows;
  • Follow with chest thrusts.
  • IF UNSUCCESSFUL - REPEAT

Choking Sign

A choking patient could collapse in one minute and might die without your help.

Choking Sign

Patient cannot speak to you -
learn this sign for choking -
and watch for it.

If the patient is coughing or can speak - DO NOTHING.

If they cannot breath or speak to you, take action:

  • reassure the patient
  • support their body
  • landmark and apply abdominal thrusts
  • repeat until object is expelled.

This page last updated May 21, 2007