BE PREPARED BEFORE IT HAPPENS. BE FABULOUS!!!! PART 3

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Source: British Red  Cross

Children will always be children because at that stage of their development, they are unable to differentiate between what is right or healthy from what isn't good for them. So you get to see children put whatever they see into their mouths and it is left for parents, adults, teachers or guardians to prevent them from doing such. I remember swallowing a biro cover while at school, guess what I was told? "You will pass it out when you go to toilet". I could could have easily choked on the biro cover but that didn't happen.

Today's story is about a FABulouS Dad (Ugo) who sprang into action on discovering that his son (Ruben) had just swallowed a coin. He knew exactly what to do so as  to save  the life of his son. I hope you read it and learn what it means to be proactive parents, adults, teachers or guardians.

After coming home from a family day out, dad Ugo had laid Reuben down to change his nappy – something he’d done hundreds of times before.

But unbeknown to Ugo, Reuben was holding on to a 20 pence coin his uncle had given to him as pocket money earlier on that day.

When Ugo turned his back, Reuben put the coin in his mouth – and started to choke.


“Everything happened so quickly,” Ugo said.

“I looked away for a second to get hold of Reuben’s new nappy, and when I turned back I could see something inside his mouth.”The moment Reuben stopped making noise, Ugo knew something was wrong.

Quick reactions
Ugo’s instinct took over. He picked Reuben up and turned him on his front, before giving him a couple of firm back blows to encourage the coin to dislodge. Fortunately it did.

“I think I’d read about what to do when a baby is choking, and the knowledge must have been lodged inside my brain somewhere,” Ugo said.

Reuben quickly returned to his normal self as if nothing untoward had happened.

“My son was quite unfazed. He just rolled back onto his back and I finished changing his nappy,” Ugo said.

A choking baby can be a very scary experience. But as Ugo shows, with the confidence and the will to act, you can really help.

What to do if a baby is choking
  1. Give up to five back blows. Hold the baby face down along your thigh with their head lower than their bottom. Hit them firmly on their back between their shoulder blades, up to five times. If back blows do not dislodge the object, move to step two.
  2. Give up to five chest thrusts. Turn the baby over to face upwards and place two fingers in the middle of their chest just below the nipples. Push sharply downwards, up to five times.
  3. Get to the nearest hospital but continue with cycles of back blows and chest thrusts, until the object dislodges, help arrives or the baby becomes unresponsive.
Speaking about his experience Ugo said:

“It doesn’t matter how prepared and cautious you are, with children you need to be ready to deal with first aid scenarios at the drop of a hat. I would definitely recommend that parents learn first aid.

“Sometimes you might think that you won’t recall everything you’ve learnt, but actually when it comes to the crunch, the knowledge is there.”

Source: British Red Cross

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#GetAFirstAidKit/Box
#BeFABulouS

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