If the child has lost consciousness. Medical care for a child

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If the child has lost consciousness. Medical care for a child

Fundamentals of First Aid (OPMP)

To find out, is the child conscious, gently shake his shoulder and call his name. If he does not respond, proceed to first aid.

Holding the head and neck firmly with your hand and without bending the child's back, lay him on a hard surface face up and expose his chest.

Use your thumb and forefinger to open your child's mouth and press down on the tongue with your thumb. If you see a foreign body in your throat and see that it can be removed, do so.

Look and listen to see if the child is breathing.

To prevent the tongue from obstructing the windpipe, lift the child's chin and move the head back. The child's mouth must remain open.

Place your ear close to your baby's mouth to hear his breathing and see if his chest is moving.

After 5 seconds, if the child is not breathing, begin artificial respiration. Without changing the position of the child's head, pinch his nose with your thumb and forefinger and press your mouth firmly against his mouth. Take two slow full breaths, with a pause in between.

If the chest does not move during artificial respiration, change the position of the child's head and take two more breaths of air.

If the baby's chest is still not moving, start pressing on the abdomen.

Kneel at the child's feet, or, dropping to the floor, wrap your knees around his hips. Place the protrusion of your palm on the middle of the child's abdomen just above the navel (that is, well below the sternum). Put your other hand on top.

Make ten sharp pressures on the child's stomach, directing your movements upwards.

Author: Basharova N.A.

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