First Aid

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CCHHOOKKIINNGG

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LLeeaarrnniinngg OOuuttccoommeess
 TToo iiddeennttiiffyy tthhee mmeetthhooddss ooff cclleeaarriinngg aann
oobbssttrruucctteedd aaiirrwwaayy
 Manage a casualty who has an
obstructed Airway
 Identify when a foreign body airway
obstruction is mild / severe
 Administer first aid to infant child who
is chocking

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CCHHOOKKIINNGG -- AADDUULLTT
 CChheecckk ffoorr ddaannggeerr
 AAsskk ‘‘aarree yyoouu cchhookkiinngg’’
 TTeellll tthheemm yyoouu aarree ggooiinngg ttoo hheellpp tthheemm
 CChheecckk AAiirrwwaayy
 LLeeaann tthheemm ffoorrwwaarrdd,, ppllaaccee yyoouurr aarrmm aaccrroossss tthhee cchheesstt,,
ssttaanndd ttoo oonnee ssiiddee ooff tthhee ccaassuuaallttyy
 DDeelliivveerr 55 bbaacckk bblloowwss –– iiff oobbssttrruuccttiioonn iiss nnoott rreemmoovveedd
 SSttaanndd bbeehhiinndd tthhee ccaassuuaallttyy wwrraapp yyoouurr aarrmmss aarroouunndd tthhee
wwaaiisstt,, ppllaaccee oonnee ffiisstt ((tthhuummbb ssiiddee iinn bbeettwweeeenn tthhee bbeellllyy
bbuuttttoonn aanndd tthhee lloowweerr ppaarrtt ooff tthhee sstteerrnnuumm
 PPllaaccee tthhee ootthheerr hhaanndd oovveerr tthhee ffiirrsstt ffiisstt aanndd ppuullll sshhaarrppllyy
iinnwwaarrdd aanndd uuppwwaarrddss –– rreeppeeaatt tthhiiss 55 ttiimmeess
 RReeppeeaatt bbaacckk bblloowwss aanndd aabbddoommiinnaall tthhrruussttss uunnttiill tthhee
oobbssttrruuccttiioonn iiss rreemmoovveedd oorr tthhee ccaassuuaallttyy ssttaarrttss ttoo lloossee
ccoonnsscciioouussnneessss

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choking adult or child
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Back
Slaps
5
Abdominal
Cough! Thrusts
http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/First-aid/
Baby-and-Child-First-Aid/Choking-child?
gclid=CJnvjfj948ACFZMRtAod-xoAbQ

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choking baby
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Back
Slaps
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Chest
Thrusts
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?
v=h4uS5EmpeEs

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choking - unconscious
Start CPR!

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UK choking statistics
About 16,000 cases of choking are
treated in UK hospitals each year
In 1999, a total of 218 people choked to
death on food. A further 55 died after
choking on non-edible objects
About half the choking fatalities in 1999
were men and women aged 75 and over
About 2,600 choking accidents in the UK
each year involve children under four
years of age

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Task
In pairs demonstrate how you would treat
a person who is chocking
Adult – Please use Vest
Baby Dummies
Child Dummies
This will form your practical assessment
for 5.1 and 5.2

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