This document provides guidance on responding to pediatric choking. It outlines assessing severity and providing back blows and chest thrusts if the child is conscious but coughing ineffectively. If the child is unconscious, the recommended steps are to open the airway and provide 5 breaths followed by starting CPR. The guidance stresses continuing to monitor the child and watch for deterioration.
This document provides guidance on responding to pediatric choking. It outlines assessing severity and providing back blows and chest thrusts if the child is conscious but coughing ineffectively. If the child is unconscious, the recommended steps are to open the airway and provide 5 breaths followed by starting CPR. The guidance stresses continuing to monitor the child and watch for deterioration.
This document provides guidance on responding to pediatric choking. It outlines assessing severity and providing back blows and chest thrusts if the child is conscious but coughing ineffectively. If the child is unconscious, the recommended steps are to open the airway and provide 5 breaths followed by starting CPR. The guidance stresses continuing to monitor the child and watch for deterioration.