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| Click to enlarge! This chart shows how to treat a baby who is choking, unconscious, has stopped breathing, or is seizing. Transcript below. |
Five Ways You Can Save Your Baby's Life
What to do if your baby is choking:1. Check their mouth
2. Slap it out:
2a. Lay your baby face-down on your thigh and support their head
2b. Up to five blows between their shoulderblades
3. Squeeze it out:
3a. Using two fingers, give up to five chest thrusts
3b. Check the mouth. If the obstruction hasn't cleared, call an ambulance
What to do if your baby is unconscious:1. Check for a response: Tap their foot and all their name
2. Open their airway: Gently tilt their head back
3. Check for breathing
4. If they are breathing, hold them in the recovery position (see below)
4a. If they are not breathing, begin CPR (see below)
What to do if your baby has stopped breathing:If your baby is unconscious and not breathing, follow these steps to perform CPR.1. Call for an ambulance.
2. Breathe:
2a. Put your lips around their nose and mouth and breathe steadily for up to one second
2b. Give five initial rescue breaths.
3. Pump: Using two fingers in the centre of the chest, give 30 compressions at the rate of 100-120 per minute [Sasha note: to the beat of "Staying Alive"!]
4. Repeat:
4a. Give two rescue breaths, followed by 30 chest compressions
4b. Continue CPR until help arrives.
What to do if your baby has a seizure (fit):Make it safe1. Clear objects that may cause injury
2. Don't try to restrain them: put pillows or soft padding around them
3. Cool them: Take away bedding and remove a layer of clothing.
4. Call for an ambulance: When the seizure has stopped, put them in the recovery position while you wait.
How to hold a baby in the recovery position:1. Cradle them in your arms, with their head tilted downwards
2. Call for an ambulance
3. Monitor their breathing, pulse, and level of response
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