VIDEO: How to Save a Choking Baby

According to St. John Ambulance, an organization dedicated to teaching medical first aid, 40% of parents have witnessed their own baby choke, yet over 80% of these parents had no idea what to do in such a situation. This is an alarming statistic, given the fact that an average of 34 children are treated for choking on food every day. Watch the video and learn a very easy way to save a choking baby. You never know when you might find yourself in such a situation.
Did you know a child dies every five days from choking on food? According to davidwolfe.com, every day over the past decade, 34 children ended up in the emergency room from choking on food. Babies one-year-old and younger comprised about 38 percent of this number, tending to choke on formula or breast milk. Candies were responsible for 1 in 4 ER trips, followed by meat bones, fruits, and vegetables.
It’s not uncommon for 10 percent of kids to require hospitalization after choking. In fact, kids who choked on hot dogs, seeds, or nuts were two to three times as likely to require it.
These are the signs that your child is choking: blueish skin color, difficulty breathing, labored breaths, loss of consciousness, inability to cry or make sounds, weak coughing and soft or high-pitched sounds when inhaling
This is how to stop your baby from choking: you perform a finger sweep by opening the child’s mouth and running your finger along the inside. Feel for any obstructions. Then you lay your baby face-down, along your forearm. You can use your thigh or lap for support. After that you hold your baby’s chest in your hand and hold the jaw with your fingers. Then point your baby’s head downward so it is lower than the body. Finally, using your palm, give up to 5 quick blows between your baby’s shoulders.
If this doesn’t work: Turn your baby face-up on your thigh or lap. Support the head. Place 2 fingers on the middle of his breastbone, just below the nipples. Give 5 quick thrusts, pushing down about ½ the depth of the chest. Alternate between this and 5 back blows.
If these methods don’t work or your child becomes unresponsive or turns blue, give infant CPR for 1 minute. Call 911 immediately following this (ideally, a second person would have done this while you first began giving aid). You can try to remove the stuck object with your finger, but only if you see it and only if the baby is unconscious.
It’s important that you learn CPR. You will need a certified instructor. You’ll find that many hospitals, community centers, and local chapters of the American Red Cross and American Heart Association offer these classes. Usually, the instructor will use a child-size mannequin to demonstrate. It’s usually easier to learn by attending in person then by reading a crash course or watching videos, but people learn in different ways so use whatever method you think is best for you.

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