Initial treatment to dislodge a severe foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive infant involves back slaps.
<h3>Why do infants are given back slaps?</h3>
When something, such as food, a toy, or another object, blocks the windpipe or throat, the person (infant) cannot breathe (airway). Back slaps cause a lot of pressure and vibration in the airway, which frequently moves the obstruction and enables breathing to resume. You keep them in place and support their head.
Lay your infant face down your thigh or forearm while you are seated, supporting their head and back with your hand. Give the center of the back, between the shoulder blades, up to five hard back strikes with the heel of one hand.
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