Child breathing | Child CPR | Conscious choking |
|---|---|---|
Shake victim Very Gently and shout “Are You OK?” | Shake victim Very Gently and shout “Are You OK?” | Ask “Are You Choking?” If child can cough, speak, or breathe, encourage child to cough only. If child cannot speak or breathe… |
| Tell someone to call 911. If alone, yell for help! | Tell someone to call 911. If alone, yell for help! | Perform abdominal thrusts until object comes out or until child becomes unconscious. |
| Carefully tilt forehead back and lift chin. | Carefully tilt forehead back and lift chin. | If child becomes unconscious, lower to floor, perform unconscious maneuver |
| Check breathing for five (5) seconds. Look, listen, and feel. | Check Breathing for Five (5) seconds. Look, listen, and feel. | First look in mouth, and sweep only if you can see object. |
| If not breathing, give two (2) slow breaths. | If not breathing, give two (2) slow breaths. | Try to give two breaths, if unsuccessful, |
| Check for pulse for ten (10) seconds on neck with two fingers. | Check pulse for ten (10) seconds. If no pulse, start CPR. | Perform up to five abdominal thrusts placing heel of hand below rib cage. |
| If pulse present, give one breath every five (5) seconds. If no pulse, start CPR. | Compress chest thirty (30) times and give two (2) breath. Compress with one hand on chest. | Perform mouth sweep only if object is seen and repeat cycle of breaths and thrusts. |