The Heimlich performed on a conscious child.It all happened so fast and it scares me to think of the times I've walked to another room while he was munching on a snack. The whole incident took less than two minutes, but of course during the episode it felt like hours!
Here's a great website full of step by step resources for performing CPR on infants, children and adults. I encourage you to print out copies of the diagrams for CPR and the Heimlich to leave with your baby sitter and post on your refrigerator. It may just save your child's life (or your own)!
FYI: There's also a new method for adult CPR using hands only, no breaths.
8 comments:
Such an important thing for everybody to know! I have also taken a course and years later had to USE the procedure. Scary!
So important information!! at that time!! Thank you for sharing!! and Thank God for your child!!
Wonderful tips! Thank you for posting this!!!
yowsers! It is amazing how things pop back to the surface when needed. So glad to hear that all is well. And thanks for the post - it's a great refresher! Especially now that my 4 year old is in a 'put stuff in my mouth' stage that he skipped when younger.
wow, thank you for the informative post!
Thanks for posting these links. I had a scary moment few months ago when my son choked on some fruit. It feels like it was yesterday!
How absolutely frightening beyond expression! A great reminder for all to learn or refresh their CPR skills. I will check those links out.
How incredible that you were able to save your child. Incredible. Well done, thank goodness.
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