What method is taught for relieving choking in an infant?

What method is taught for relieving choking in an infant?

• A. Abdominal thrusts
• B. Continuous back blows
• C. Cycles of 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts
• D. 5 chest thrusts followed by 5 back blows

Answer: (C)

When an infant is choking, the recommended approach is to alternate five back blows with five chest thrusts in cycles until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unresponsive. This sequence uses back blows to help dislodge the object with gentle but firm blows between the shoulder blades, and chest thrusts to create air pressure that helps push the object out and keep air moving. For back blows, hold the infant face-down on your forearm with the head lower than the chest and deliver five firm blows with the heel of your hand between the shoulder blades. Then turn the infant over and perform five chest thrusts with two fingers just below the nipple line, pressing the chest about 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest. Repeat these cycles until the object is expelled or you need to start CPR if the infant becomes unresponsive. Abdominal thrusts are not used for infants due to the risk of injury; the combination of back blows and chest thrusts is the method taught for this age group.

When an infant is choking, the recommended approach is to alternate five back blows with five chest thrusts in cycles until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unresponsive. This sequence uses back blows to help dislodge the object with gentle but firm blows between the shoulder blades, and chest thrusts to create air pressure that helps push the object out and keep air moving. For back blows, hold the infant face-down on your forearm with the head lower than the chest and deliver five firm blows with the heel of your hand between the shoulder blades. Then turn the infant over and perform five chest thrusts with two fingers just below the nipple line, pressing the chest about 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest. Repeat these cycles until the object is expelled or you need to start CPR if the infant becomes unresponsive. Abdominal thrusts are not used for infants due to the risk of injury; the combination of back blows and chest thrusts is the method taught for this age group.