Child suffocation

Suffocation occurs when a small object, usually a piece of food, instead of the esophagus gets into the trachea, blocking it and preventing air from entering the lungs. As a rule, the presence of a foreign body in the trachea causes a coughing attack, which

helps to push it out. However, the size and nature of this material can make it difficult to push out, so it sticks, not moving forward or backward, interfering with the reproduction of sounds and breathing. In this case, immediate intervention is required, because the consequences may be cessation of ventilation and loss of consciousness.

If the child begins to gasp, open his mouth. If you see a foreign body, pull out your index finger, bending it like a hook, but not pushing inside.

A child up to a year can be helped: put the baby on his hand face down, and supporting him by the chest, head down. Several times, sharply, but not very much, pat the child with the palm between the shoulder blades.

Young children can be helped in a different way. Squat and put the baby face down to his lap. Several times sharply slap the child's palm between the shoulder blades, but do not use excessive force. If the foreign body does not pop out, repeat the procedure.

Receipt of Heimlich

If the reflex of a cough does not work, or if a foreign body is not expelled from the respiratory tract when coughing, it is necessary to use Heimlich's method.

The essence of it is to cause a sharp contraction of the diaphragm, which will compress the lungs, while the air in them will pop out, pulling up the tracheal occluded object.

Circle the standing child from behind, squeeze your fingers into a fist and push your thumb up from the waist with your thumb. Place the second hand on top of the fist and with a sharp jerky movement push inward and upwards under the ribs. If this does not work, repeat the procedure three more times.

Reception of Heimlich. Hand position

In case of unconsciousness, put the child on the floor, head turn sideways and continue to perform the reception until the foreign object comes out.

If breathing does not recover after removing the foreign body, start mouth-to-mouth breathing.