Help a child with chocking

Children in their preschool age are lovely. They are very active and love to explore and try something new for their growing life. They learn many things everyday and their brain is growing very fast compared to adult.

However, some children like to put objects in their mouth so that they can taste and feel it. Sometime they do it because they want to hid objects from their friends or parents. Putting small object in their mouth can cause sudden chocking and death if not immediate recognized and removed. Unfortunately, removing objects from a child mouth with chocking is not easy as putting them in, this can cause more harm by pushing the object further down the airway if done without proper techniques.

To help a child with chocking, one must know an effective way to help otherwise, the child is at danger.

Here is an effective and simple ways recommended by an international experts on basic life support:

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