About heimlich
●Infants under 1 year old
5 Back Blows
1. Sit or kneel down, then hold the infant face down on your forearm with the head slightly lower than the chest.
2. Use the heel of your hand to give 5 quick firm back blows between the
shoulder blades.
5 Chest Thrusts
1. If the above doesn’t work, support the infant between your arms and turn face up, with the head lower than the body.
2. Place two fingers on the middle of the chest just below the nipple line, and give up to 5 quick thrusts down about one per second.
3. Repeat the sequence of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unresponsive.
About heimlich
●Adults & children over 1 year old
5 Back Blows
1. Bend the victim forward to perform.
2. Give 5 quick upward blows between the victim’s shoulder blades with the heel of your head.
5 abdominal thrusts
1. Stand behind the victim, wrap your arms around the waist with your arms underneath their armpits.
2. Make a fist with one hand, and position it slightly above the victim’s navel, thumb side in.
3. Grasp the fist with the other hand. Perform quick, forceful inward and upward abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled or the victim becomes unresponsive.
About heimlich
●For pregnant women
Apply chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts, and continue until the foreign object is expelled or becomes unconscious.
About heimlich
●ALL Unconscious Victims
1. Lower the person on his or her back onto the floor.
2. Clear the airway. If a blockage is visible at the back of the throat or high in the throat, reach a finger into the mouth and sweep out the cause of the blockage.
3. Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if the object remains lodged and the person doesn’t respond after you follow the procedure.
