If the baby can't cough or cry, then he or she is
probably choking. Have someone else call 911, and go
to step 2. If no one is
available to call 911, go to step
2 and try to help the baby for 2 minutes before
stopping to call 911 yourself. If you think the baby
is having an
allergic reaction rather than choking on
something, call 911 immediately
Lay the
baby face-down on your arm. Hold the baby's head
with your hand to keep his or her neck straight. The
baby's legs should be straddling your arm near the
elbow.
Lean the baby down at an angle. The infant's head
should be lower than his or her waist.
With the heal of your other hand, strike the baby
between the shoulder blades 5 times.
3. Give 5 Chest Thrusts
Roll the baby from one arm to
the other so that he or she is now laying face up.
Keep the head cradled in your hand and the legs
straddling your arm.
Hold the baby at an
angle with his or her head low and give 5 chest
thrusts. Use two fingers on the breast bone right
between the nipples. Push down about an inch 5
times.
4. Look in the Baby's Mouth
If you
see something in the baby's mouth, pull it out.
Otherwise, keep your fingers out of the baby's mouth
and repeat back blows and chest thrusts. Keep doing
it until the baby coughs up the object.
If the baby becomes unconscious, begin
infant CPR.
After 2 minutes of trying to dislodge the object,
call 911 and keep trying.
