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Symptoms of Choking/Drowning
Difficulty breathing
Noisy, rapid, and deep breathing,
Phlegm buildup and foaming at the mouth,
Blue discoloration of the face, lips, and nails,
General distress, inaccurate or hesitant responses,
Fainting.
What Should the First Aid Steps Be for Choking/Drowning?
Remove the cause of the choking/drowning.
Check consciousness.
Assess the patient’s vital signs.
Provide basic life support.
Call for medical help immediately (emergency services)
Monitor vital signs.
First Aid for Drowning in Water
1- IF THE PERSON ISN’T BREATHING, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND CPR
For drowning victims, especially in cold weather, artificial respiration and CPR should be started even if 20-30 minutes have passed.
In water drownings, mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose breathing can be performed while still in the water. If the patient is in the water, begin first aid in the water without wasting time. If you’re in deep water, quickly pull the patient toward shallow water.
2- IF THE DROWNING RESULTED FROM JUMPING INTO WATER
Spinal fractures may have occurred. For this reason, do not tilt the patient’s head back too far
First Aid for Choking on an Object
The Abdominal Thrust Technique
The Heimlich maneuver is performed with a sudden upward-and-inward thrust above the navel.
Priority to Coughing
If the person can still cough, they should be given the chance to expel the object on their own before you intervene.
If Consciousness Is Lost
If the person loses consciousness, basic life support including cardiac massage and rescue breathing should begin immediately.
How Is the Heimlich Maneuver Performed?
First aid for a blocked airway: the Heimlich maneuver
1- In this situation, first bend the person forward and strike their back 5 times, then perform 5 abdominal thrusts.
2- The patient can be standing or sitting. Wrap your arms around their torso from behind. Make a fist with one hand and place it above the navel, below the breastbone (sternum). Grasp your fist with your other hand,
3- Press forcefully inward and upward. Repeat this movement 5-7 times until the foreign object comes out. If consciousness is lost… apply basic life support and call for medical help (emergency services).
First Aid for Choking in Infants: the Heimlich Maneuver
First Aid for Choking in Children: the Heimlich Maneuver
First aid for choking. The Heimlich maneuver for situations such as an airway blockage in children caused by a foreign object entering the throat
Heimlich Maneuver Video
First Aid for Choking/Drowning Training Slides
Workplace safety training lecture notes. First aid for choking/drowning. First aid rules for choking/drowning.
Training topic: What should we do in cases of choking/drowning? First aid for a choking/drowning person.
Contents:
What is first aid, what is emergency treatment?
Responsibilities of the first responder
The chain of survival
Assessing the scene
What are the causes of drowning?
First aid for drowning in water
What is the Heimlich maneuver? How is it performed?
PPT slides. You can download the workplace safety lecture notes below.
Related Questions
Cold water slows the body’s metabolism, allowing organs to survive without oxygen longer than normal. This is why resuscitation attempts should continue without giving up, even if time appears to have passed.
Jumping into water from a height may have caused a neck or spinal fracture. Forcefully tilting the head back can worsen this kind of existing injury, causing permanent damage.
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