Choking Infant Prevention GUIDED DISCUSSION


Just like with children over 1 year of age, there are things you can do to prevent choking in an infant. Let’s look at the rules to prevent choking for an infant on page 35.


What kinds of foods should you avoid giving an infant to prevent choking? (1 - hard food like candy, nuts, popcorn, raw carrots, or apples; 2 - smooth round food like grapes or chunks of hot dog, unless cut up into small pieces; 3 - sticky food like peanut butter or marshmallows.)


What kind of toys should you keep away from an infant? (Anything with small pieces, latex balloons, small balls/marbles, coins, buttons.) [Point out that small “button” batteries are not only a choking hazard but are poisonous if they are swallowed. Remind participants that infants put loose objects in their mouths, and they need to be careful to keep small objects out of an infant’s reach.]


Remember that the technique to rescue a choking infant is different than the technique used to rescue a choking child.


• When do you use back blows and chest thrusts to rescue a choking victim? (Use back blows and chests thrusts on someone under one year old.)


• When you perform back blows and chest thrusts, should the infant’s head always be down—lower than the chest? Or up—higher than the chest? Why? (The infant’s head should always be down—lower than the chest. Keeping the head down allows gravity to help get the object out.)


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