If the patient is coughing or can speak - do nothing.
Infants:
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- Place child over your arm, with head lower than body
- Deliver four back blows
- Follow with chest thrusts
- If unsuccessful, repeat
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Choking Sign
A choking patient could collapse in one minute and might die without your help.
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Choking patients cannot speak to you; learn this sign for choking - and watch for it.
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If the patient is coughing or can speak - do nothing.
If they cannot breath or speak to you, take action:
- Reassure the patient
- Support his or her body
- Landmark and apply abdominal thrusts
- Repeat until the object is expelled
