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Figure 56. Helping a choking child.
Action: If the choking child is very large and you can't wrap your arms fully around the
Help a Choking waist, give thrusts on the chest instead of thrusts on the abdomen.
Large Child
Follow the same steps except for the location where you place your arms and
hands. Put your arms under the child's armpits and your hands on the lower
half of the breastbone. Pull straight back to give the chest thrusts.
Figure 57. Chest thrusts on a
choking large child.
FYI A child who has been given thrusts should see a healthcare provider.
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Action: If the choking child is very large and you can't wrap your arms fully around the
Help a Choking waist, give thrusts on the chest instead of thrusts on the abdomen.
Large Child
Follow the same steps except for the location where you place your arms and
hands. Put your arms under the child's armpits and your hands on the lower
half of the breastbone. Pull straight back to give the chest thrusts.
Figure 57. Chest thrusts on a
choking large child.
FYI A child who has been given thrusts should see a healthcare provider.
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