CHOKING CHILD


Note to Instructor The Safe Sitter®


curriculum is designed to realistically


accommodate the developmental capabilities of the young adolescent, recognizing that most babysitting emergencies are one-person rescues and that the babysitter will most likely face an airway (versus cardiac) THREAT TO LIFE. Steps #6 and #8 are not included in AHA guidelines, but are included in Safe Sitter® instruction due to the developmental capabilities of the student.


GUIDED DISCUSSION A child who choked was the reason Dr. Keener started Safe Sitter®


this could be the most important thing you learn today!


• The technique you’re going to learn can be used to rescue anyone who is choking if they are at least 1 year old, including adults. You’re going to learn how to do Abdominal Thrusts. This is sometimes called the Heimlich Maneuver.


• Has anyone ever had food go down the wrong way? What happened? (The person coughed.)


• Coughing is the body’s defense against airway trespassers like solids or liquids.


[Graphic: Lungs and Ribs] • Let’s look at an illustration of the lungs.


– Let’s find the tongue. [Ask a student to come up and point to the tongue.]


– Find the esophagus. [Ask a student to come up and point to the esophagus.]


This is what happens when you eat:


[Trace the digestive path on the graphic or digital presentation slide with your finger.]


• When you put food in your mouth, it goes to the back of the throat and down through the esophagus to your stomach.


If you choke, this is what happens:


[Trace the wrong path for food on the graphic or digital presentation slide.]


• You put food in your mouth. It goes to the back of the throat and down the trachea, also known as the windpipe. It usually stops there, but it may progress to one of the two main airways (bronchi).


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