Small children are such fidgets. Sometimes there are troubles: a small object or a piece of food gets into the esophagus or the respiratory tract. And kids are not able to help themselves. What if the baby choked?
When should I intervene?
If a crumb started to cough or cry, his airways, fortunately, are not blocked. Do not interfere, just calm the child. In no case do you need to get an object - a sloppy movement, it can fall deeper. Usually, due to a cough or vomiting that begins, the foreign body itself goes out.
Intervention of an adult is necessary in the event that the following symptoms are observed:
- the skin becomes blue;
- the child suffocates;
- the baby's mouth is open and saliva is flowing, the eyes are wide open with an expression of panic;
- the child grips his throat with his hands.
If the baby is choking
The baby can choke when feeding from a bottle in the wrong position, large pieces of food or a small object. You can lift the baby by both legs or by pressing the root of the tongue, induce vomiting. If this does not help, you should put the baby on your tummy on your hand and rub your hand with 5 patches between the children's shoulder blades.
If a child chokes with water or milk, he can begin to cough very loudly or breathe noisily. To release the airways, it is necessary:
- turn the baby with her back to her;
- hug with one hand, pressing it in the stomach;
- tilt the child a little forward;
- and pat on the back: from coughing, breathing will improve.
If the above methods do not help, put the baby on his back so that his head is below the trunk. Put the index and middle finger under the baby's breast bone, make 5 pressure, each time letting the sternum straighten. The same actions must be carried out in the event that the child choked on saliva. Alternate pats on the back with pressure on the stomach until the swallowed object slips out of the mouth or the ambulance arrives.
If choked kid over 1 year old
For children over one year old, the most successful method of helping with swallowing large objects, when, for example, a child is choked with candy, is pressing on the stomach. For this:
- Stand behind the baby and grab his waist with your hands.
- Put on the abdomen between the navel and the ribs palm, compressed into a fist.
- This fist clasp your other palm.
- Raising his elbows, click on the belly of the child 4 times in the direction from the bottom up.
- Repeat the sequence until the airway clears.
Pressing on the abdomen should alternate with patting on the back between the shoulder blades.
First aid, if a child chokes and does not breathe, loses consciousness, and his skin turns pale, consists in the following actions:
- Restore breathing by putting the baby on the floor on its side, gently tilting its head back and lifting its chin. After calling an ambulance, check your breathing every 10 seconds.
- If the foreign object is not removed and the child does not breathe, artificial respiration should be made:
after typing air, press your lips tightly and bring them to the mouth and nose of the baby. Inhale the baby's mouth with air. Repeat 5 times. If there is no result, go to breast massage: after 30 pressure in the bottom of the chest with two fingers, do 2 breaths. The sequence is performed before an ambulance arrives, if breathing does not recover.
It is important for every parent to have the skills to help. In the event that the child is choked with a bone, some panic and lose precious seconds. Meanwhile, active action is simply necessary, because they can save children's lives.