With a conscious infant with a foreign-body airway obstruction, what do you need to do/administer?

With a conscious infant with a foreign-body airway obstruction, what do you need to do/administer?

• A. Abdominal thrusts
• B. CPR
• C. Finger sweep
• D. Five back blows/five chest thrusts

Answer: (D)

When a conscious infant is choking, the right move is to perform five back blows followed by five chest thrusts, repeating the cycles until the obstruction is expelled. This method is ideal for an infant because it uses controlled external blows to help dislodge the object without risking injury to the abdomen, which abdominal thrusts can cause in this age group. Finger sweeps aren’t used unless you can clearly see and safely remove the object, since blind sweeps can push the object deeper. If the infant becomes unresponsive, start CPR with rescue breaths and only check the mouth for a visible obstruction before resuming ventilations.

When a conscious infant is choking, the right move is to perform five back blows followed by five chest thrusts, repeating the cycles until the obstruction is expelled. This method is ideal for an infant because it uses controlled external blows to help dislodge the object without risking injury to the abdomen, which abdominal thrusts can cause in this age group. Finger sweeps aren’t used unless you can clearly see and safely remove the object, since blind sweeps can push the object deeper. If the infant becomes unresponsive, start CPR with rescue breaths and only check the mouth for a visible obstruction before resuming ventilations.