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PECRIM3 First Aid and Water Safety: Chapter 1: CHOKING

The document provides information about choking, including its definition, causes, signs and symptoms, and first aid treatment. It defines choking as when a foreign object blocks the airway. Young children and the elderly are most at risk. Common causes include eating too quickly. Signs include clutching the throat, coughing, and turning blue. The recommended first aid response is back blows and abdominal thrusts (also called the Heimlich maneuver) in a cycle of five attempts for each. The document emphasizes the importance of first aid training to respond properly to choking emergencies.

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PECRIM3 First Aid and Water Safety: Chapter 1: CHOKING

The document provides information about choking, including its definition, causes, signs and symptoms, and first aid treatment. It defines choking as when a foreign object blocks the airway. Young children and the elderly are most at risk. Common causes include eating too quickly. Signs include clutching the throat, coughing, and turning blue. The recommended first aid response is back blows and abdominal thrusts (also called the Heimlich maneuver) in a cycle of five attempts for each. The document emphasizes the importance of first aid training to respond properly to choking emergencies.

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PECRIM3 First Aid and Water Safety

Chapter 1: CHOKING
Presented by: Jana Cleofe Motas
01 To define choking

Objectives 02 To know its causes,


signs and symptoms

03
To learn the proper
procedure of five-and-
five method for choking
Introduction
Choking is a common cause of injury
and is the fourth leading cause of
unintentional injury in the US. In 2019
there were 1.6 million deaths from
choking per 100,000 population
What is
Choking?
Choking occurs when a foreign body
partly or completely blocks a person's
upper airway.
Where does it happen?

The obstruction
happen at the
trachea and pharynx
Who is most at risk?

Infants and young


children under 5 years
old

Elderly
Causes:

Adults Children
Eating/drinking too quickly Eating/drinking too quickly
Swallowing food that are not Swallowing food that are not
chewed properly chewed properly
Swallowing/inhaling small objects Swallowing small objects
laughing/talking while eating laughing/talking while eating
Age Attempting to eat large pieces of
Poor fitting dental work food
Alcohol consumption
Signs and Symptoms

Clutching at the neck/throat pain Coughing Wheezing


throat

Gagging Blue lips and Chest pain Unconciousness Panic


fingernails
Signs and Symptoms
For Children/infants:

Difficulty in Weak cry Weak cough Turning into blue Slow to no


breathing movement
How to help someone who is choking:

FIRST AID: CHOKING


MILD CHOKING: ENCOURAGE THEM TO COUGH

Encourage them to keep coughing to


1 try and clear the blockage

Ask them to spit out the object if it's in


2
their mouth
SEVERE CHOKING: FIVE-AND-FIVE METHOD

Back Blows

1 Stand behind the person and slightly to one side. For children, kneel
down behind them.

Give 5 blows between their shoulder blades using the heel of your
2
hand

3 Check if the Blockage has cleared

4 if not, give up to 5 abdominal thrust


SEVERE CHOKING: FIVE-AND-FIVE METHOD

Abdominal Thrust ( known before as Heimlich Maneuver)

1 Stand behind the person who is choking.

2 Place your arms around their waist and bend them forward

3 Clench 1 fist and place it right above the belly button

4 Put the other hand on top of your fist and pull sharply inwards and
upward

4 Repeat this movement 5 times


FIVE-AND-FIVE METHOD FOR INFANTS

Back Blows

1 Lay, the infant face down, along with your forearm supported
by your thigh or lap

2 Give 5 blows between the infant's shoulder blades


FIVE-AND-FIVE METHOD FOR INFANTS

Chest Thrust

1 Turn the infant face-up

Place 2 fingers on the middle of the breastbone just below the


2 nipples

2 Give 5 quick thrust down

2 Continue the cycle until object is dislodged


CONCLUSION
First aid training is very important as it prolongs life. In
choking cases knowing the five-and-five method for choking
avoids casualty. We should always remember that prevention is
better than cure.
References
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https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/choking.html
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choking/
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/choking-and-the-heimlich-maneuver
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/choking/article_em.htm
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death/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJlZnu05Cw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswDpwzbAV8
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Have a great
day ahead.

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