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If an adult or a child starts choking, if they can cough, encourage them to. Coughing forcefully could help dislodge objects in the airway.  It is such a relief that there is a first aid intervention for most life threatening medical emergencies 👏👏👏 When coughing fails to dislodge an object from the airway then a first aid intervention must be applied.  For an adult or a child (not infant), this first aid intervention is called the "5 and 5" It is made up of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts (aka Heimlich maneuver) 5 and 5 is such a life saver as they can help dislodge the offensive obstacle in the airway so that normal breathing is restored.  This first aid skill is a must have, cause you never know when it will come in handy First Aid for Choking Photo Credit @mayoclinic #choking  #chokinginadults #chokinginchildren #chokingincident #firstaidforchoking #5and5 #abdominalthrusts  #backblows #backslaps #heimlichmaneuver...

Source:  dreamstime.com First Aid – Noun: help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available. You can make a huge difference to the outcome of an injury or illness by knowing the correct methods to preserve, and even help to save, a life. To remember how to administer the correct first aid steps in the presented conditions is difficult so it is paramount to have a certain level of training. Some situations rely on common sense, logic and using initiative to analyse the criteria involved. A knowledge of basic First Aid will give you the confidence you need to be able to provide assistance. Here is a simple step by step guide created by the Red Cross in case of an emergency. Keep it on you at all times, or better still, learn it by heart. Even better would be to get some training if you can. We run a diploma First Aid Course here at the School of Natural Health Sciences – please see the information at the end of this article. Five first aid ...

Choking is potentially fatal Identifying when someone is choking is important so that appropriate help is given asap There is a universal sign. For an adult or child it is quite easy to spot as they would usually put up the universal sign, but for a baby, it is different  The universal sign of choking is that the choking adult or child would clutch their throat with their hand (and have that distressed look).  There also other signs and symptoms 🎯Inability to talk 🎯Difficulty in breathing or noisy breathing 🎯Squeaky sounds when trying to breathe 🎯Cough, which may either be weak or forceful 🎯Skin, lips and nails turning blue or dusky 🎯Skin that is flushed, then turns pale or bluish in color 🎯Loss of consciousness Once you identify that someone is choking,  swing into action to prevent a bad situation from worsening  #choking  #signsofchoking  #chokingawareness  #chokingfirstaid  #TheFABS #TheFirstAidBoxShop  #BeFABulouS