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21/02/2014
The new guidelines come after a survey revealed that half of parents do not know the correct way to help a child if it is choking or how to clear an obstruction from its mouth.
The advice has been updated by the British Red Cross, St Andrew's First Aid and St John Ambulance and suggests that parents should place the baby face down along the thing, while an adult strikes the child's back. They said that the new method provides the baby with more support compared to previous advice which was to place the baby along the adult's arm.
Some 1,000 parents of children under the age of five were polled, with 38% saying they had seen their child choke, but half were unsure as to the proper way to help their child, or how to clear the obstruction in the airway. Almost half admitted they tried to avoid giving their children certain foods in case they choked.
Clive James, training officer at St John Ambulance, is quoted by the media as saying: "If an infant is choking then, in the first instance, they should be laid face down along your thigh and supported by your arm, give them five back blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
"Previously this was done along the arm but the leg is felt to be more secure and provide more support.
"Check their mouth for any obstruction. If there is still a blockage then turn the infant onto their back and give up to five chest thrusts.
"Use two fingers, push inwards and upwards against their breastbone.
"If the obstruction does not clear after three cycles of back blows and chest thrusts, call for an ambulance and continue until help arrives."
(JP/MH)
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New Advice Published To Help Choking Children
New advice for parents on how to deal with a choking baby or child has been published.The new guidelines come after a survey revealed that half of parents do not know the correct way to help a child if it is choking or how to clear an obstruction from its mouth.
The advice has been updated by the British Red Cross, St Andrew's First Aid and St John Ambulance and suggests that parents should place the baby face down along the thing, while an adult strikes the child's back. They said that the new method provides the baby with more support compared to previous advice which was to place the baby along the adult's arm.
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Some 1,000 parents of children under the age of five were polled, with 38% saying they had seen their child choke, but half were unsure as to the proper way to help their child, or how to clear the obstruction in the airway. Almost half admitted they tried to avoid giving their children certain foods in case they choked.
Clive James, training officer at St John Ambulance, is quoted by the media as saying: "If an infant is choking then, in the first instance, they should be laid face down along your thigh and supported by your arm, give them five back blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
"Previously this was done along the arm but the leg is felt to be more secure and provide more support.
"Check their mouth for any obstruction. If there is still a blockage then turn the infant onto their back and give up to five chest thrusts.
"Use two fingers, push inwards and upwards against their breastbone.
"If the obstruction does not clear after three cycles of back blows and chest thrusts, call for an ambulance and continue until help arrives."
(JP/MH)
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