Pregnancy and Childbirth Education Complete Guide - Includes VCD

Author: Wang Weizhong
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: First Aid for Young Children's Choking and Suffocation
1. Young children inhale food or foreign objects into their throat but can still breathe and speak or cry.
Emergency First Aid: The natural reflex of young children is to cough. Parents should encourage them to cough. Never blindly poke around in the child's mouth with your hands to avoid pushing the object deeper and completely blocking the airway. If the coughed-up object is not seen, and the child continues to cough or wheeze repeatedly, it indicates that the foreign object has entered the respiratory tract. In this case, the child should be sent to the hospital immediately for examination to remove the object in a timely manner.
2. Young children turn blue, cannot breathe, are in great pain, and cannot cry.
Emergency First Aid: Parents should not panic. In this situation, whether it is taking the child to the hospital or calling a doctor, it will only delay time and lose the precious opportunity for rescue. Parents should immediately ask someone else to call for medical emergency personnel, while they themselves must not delay and must start on-site rescue immediately. The actions should be both gentle and firm. The specific rescue methods are as follows:
For babies under 1 year old:
1. Place the child face down on one of the parent's arms, holding the child's head and neck firmly with the hand. Lower the hand and rest it on the parent's thigh to keep the child's head facing downward.
2. For larger babies, place them face down on the parent's thigh, supporting the child's chest with one hand and holding the child's head and neck firmly, keeping the child's head downward. The parent should immediately strike the child's upper back (between the two shoulder blades) forcefully with the heel of the other hand. The action should be quick and forceful, striking four times. If done correctly, the object stuck in the throat may be expelled, and the problem will be resolved.
3. If the child still cannot breathe, immediately turn them over and place them flat on their back. Press four times quickly on the lower part of the child's sternum with two fingers.
For babies over 1 year old: Perform abdominal thrusts to expel the obstructed object. If successful, repeat 6–10 times. The key points for abdominal thrusts are as follows:
The child lies flat on their back, and the parent kneels or stands at the child's feet, facing the child's head. Place both hands overlapping on the child's upper abdomen, using the heel of the hand to thrust quickly downward toward the head and abdomen. The action should be gentle.
For older children performing abdominal thrusts, the child can stand or sit. The parent stands behind the child. Clench one fist with the other hand and tightly grasp the fist. Wrap the child around the waist and lean their upper body forward. Place both hands above the child's navel, with the outer edge of the thumb the child's ribs. Then thrust both hands forcefully downward toward the abdomen and head.
1. If the foreign object is not expelled and the child still cannot breathe, move the lower jaw forward as much as possible to open the child's mouth. If the object is visible, remove it with your hand. If not, do not blindly poke around.
2. If the child still cannot breathe, perform two mouth-to-mouth breaths. The parent takes a deep breath, covers the child's mouth and nose with their own mouth, or just covers the child's mouth while pinching the child's nose (the goal is to minimize air leakage). Then blow into the child's mouth. Effective blowing will cause the child's chest to slightly expand.
3. Repeat the above steps continuously until medical emergency personnel arrive.