Heimlich Method

First Aid for Choking Conscious Adults, children (1-8 years old) and Infants (<1 years old).

How to help clear an obstructed airway in a a conscious adult, child or infant.

Adult and children (1-8 years old)

• Determine if the person can speak or cough. If not, proceed to the next step.

• Perform an abdominal thrust (Heimlich Maneuver) repeatedly until the foreign body is expelled.

• A chest thrust may be used for markedly obese persons or in late stages of pregnancy.

• if you see an object in the throat or mouth, remove it. If the adult or child becomes unresponsive, perform CPR

Infant (<1 years old)

• Step 1: Determine if the infant can cry or cough. If not, proceed to next step.

• Step 2: Give 5 back blows:

• Step 3: Give 5 chest thrusts:

• Step 4: Repeat steps 2 & 3 above until effective or the infant becomes unconscious. If the infant becomes unresponsive, perform CPR- if you see an object in the throat or mouth, remove it.