A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 9-month-old infant who is choking on a grape. The infant is conscious but unable to cry, cough, or breathe. Wha...

Question

A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 9-month-old infant who is choking on a grape. The infant is conscious but unable to cry, cough, or breathe. What is the correct sequence of interventions?

Accepted Answer

5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts - alternating until the obstruction is cleared or the infant becomes unconscious

Answer

Finger sweep of the mouth followed by rescue breaths

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5 back blows only - repeat until the obstruction clears

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5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre)

Answer

Commence CPR immediately

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Infant Choking

A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 9-month-old infant who is choking on a grape. The infant is conscious but unable to cry, cough, or breathe. What is the correct sequence of interventions?