choking, unconscious infant under 1 year…

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heimlich maneuver on infant, heimlich maneuver on infant, heimlich maneuver on infant, heimlich maneuver, unconscious infant under 1 year, choking, inability to breathe, due to a blockage, in the airway, all choking victims should seek medical attention, complications, incident, first aid measures taken, after choking, an object, enter the lung instead of expelled, victim, appear to improve, breathe, few days signs, symptoms of a foreign body, in the lung, appear, wheezing, persistent cough, pneumonia, happens, get medical help, choking in infants, inhaling, swallowing a foreign object, inability to breathe, cry, high-pitched noises, ineffective coughs, face begins to turn blue, place the baby, back on a hard surface, keeping the back, straight line, firmly supporting the head, neck, expose the child's chest, open the infant's mouth, thumb, index finger, placing thumb over the tongue, object is visible, remove it, lift the infant's chin into a neutral position, neither pushed back, forwards, not extend the infant's neck backwards, would in an older child, adult, a spinal injury is suspected, pull the jaw forward, moving the head, neck, don't let the mouth close, place ear close, infant's mouth, watch, chest movement, 5 seconds, look, listen, breathing, infant is not breathing, rescue breathing, maintain the head position, cover the mouth, nose tightly, mouth, give 2 slow, gentle breaths, each lasting 1 second, a pause in between, chest, does not rise, back blows, lay the infant face, along forearm, the child's chest in hand, jaw between thumb, index finger, use thigh, lap, keep the infant's head lower than body, give 5 quick, forceful blows between the child's shoulder blades, the heel of other hand, turn the infant over to be face up on other arm, use thigh, lap, keep head lower than the body, place 2 fingers on the middle, the breastbone just below the nipples, give 5 quick thrusts, depressing the breast 1/2 to 1 inch each time, each thrust, separate attempt to clear the airway by forcing air out, the child's windpipe, open the child's mouth, thumb, index finger, placing thumb over the tongue, object is visible, remove it, observe the child's breathing, infant stops breathing after removing the object, standard cpr, infant under 1 year, object is not dislodged, give 5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts, check, the object, repeat this sequence, object is dislodged, help arrives, baby starts having convulsions, seizures, refer to first aid, convulsion, first aid, not shake the infant in an attempt to remove the foreign object, not begin cpr, breathing has stopped, airway is cleared, a baby experiences choking, should call immediately, emergency medical assistance, successfully dislodge the obstruction, infant seems fine, further instructions, not alone, have one person call the local emergency number another person begins first aid, alone, begin first aid, recognize what is age-appropriate, children, choosing toys, don't give infants toys, heavy, fragile, have batteries, small parts, to reduce the risk of choking accidents, make sure young children, not come into contact, buttons, watch batteries, popcorn, coins, grapes, nuts, important to sit, a child, eats, not prop bottles, not allow a child to crawl around eating, never tie pacifiers, else, around a baby's neck, start teaching child the meaning of "don't touch", earliest safety lesson is "no!".