Question

6. How is administering the Heimlich maneuver on infants different from adults?

Answer 1

Answer:

baby facedown on your forearm so the baby's head is lower than his or her chest. Support the baby's head in your palm, against your thigh. Don't cover the baby's mouth or twist his or her neck. Use the heel of one hand to give up to 5 back slaps between the baby's shoulder blades.

Make a fist and place it just above the navel, thumb side in. Grab the fist with your other hand and push it inward and upward at the same time. Perform five of these abdominal thrusts. Repeat until the object is expelled and the person can breathe or cough on their own.

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