Compare the steps you should follow when helping a choking adult with those you should follow when helping a choking infant.
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A: When both a adult and infant are choking, you must ask him or her whether they can cough up the object or not. You must also try to remove the object from their airway. For adults, if they cannot cough it up, you must use abdominal thrusts immediately until the object is dislodged or until the victim becomes unconscious due to lack of oxygen. However, when a infant is choking, you must try to clear the infant's airway, turn the infant face down, and administer chest thrusts and back blows.
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When helping a choking adult, you should follow these steps:
1. Assess the situation: Determine whether the person is experiencing complete or partial airway obstruction. If they can cough or speak, it indicates a partial obstruction, and you should encourage them to keep coughing. However, if they can't cough, speak, or breathe, it indicates a complete obstruction, and immediate action is necessary.
2. Perform the Heimlich maneuver: Stand behind the person and place your arms around their waist. Make a fist with one hand and place your thumb side against their abdomen, above the navel. Grasp your fist with your other hand and give upward thrusts into their abdomen until the object is dislodged.
3. Perform back blows and abdominal thrusts: If the Heimlich maneuver doesn't work, position the person in front of you and deliver firm blows between their shoulder blades using the heel of your hand. If this doesn't dislodge the object, stand behind them and perform abdominal thrusts by placing your arms around their waist, making a fist above the navel, and giving inward and upward thrusts.
4. Call for emergency assistance: If the person is still choking after attempting the above steps, call emergency services immediately, as the situation could become life-threatening.
When helping a choking infant, you should follow these steps:
1. Assess the situation: Determine whether the infant is experiencing complete or partial airway obstruction. If they can cough or cry, it indicates a partial obstruction, and you should encourage them to keep coughing. However, if they can't cough or make any sounds, it indicates a complete obstruction, and immediate action is necessary.
2. Perform back blows: Sit down and place the infant face-down on your forearm, supporting their head and neck with your hand. Deliver five back blows between their shoulder blades using the heel of your hand.
3. Perform chest thrusts: If back blows don't dislodge the object, turn the infant over and lay them face-up on your forearm, still supporting their head and neck. Place two fingers just below the nipple line and deliver five chest thrusts, compressing the chest about 1.5 inches.
4. Continue alternating between back blows and chest thrusts: If the object is still not dislodged, continue alternating between five back blows and five chest thrusts until the infant starts breathing or emergency help arrives.
5. Call for emergency assistance: If the infant is still choking after attempting the above steps, call emergency services immediately, as the situation could become life-threatening.
It's important to note that these steps are simplified explanations and should not replace formal training in first aid and CPR techniques.