Steps to be performed | Done/not done | Marks |
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Recognizes signs of choking, (universal choking sign: holding the neck), unable to speak, gagging, wheezing. | ||
Asks the child: Are you choking? (or in local language), and can you speak? | ||
Calls for help/emergency | ||
Encourages to cough first, if child is conscious. | ||
Gets down on the knees if younger child and performs Heimlich maneuver | ||
Keeps fist below the breast bone, other hand over the fist and gives sharp upward thrust into the abdomen. | ||
Continues till object is ejected or till loss of consciousness | ||
Performs chest compressions if unconscious | ||
Total |