How To Stop Infant Choking
When an infant chokes and cannot breathe, immediate first aid is called for, says UAB emergency medicine physician Thomas Terndrup, M.D.
"Don't take action if the child has a strong cough, but if there is no breath or only a weak cough and a loss of color, the situation is serious enough to act." For babies under 12 months, place the infant face down on your forearm with its head and neck in your hand. Rest your forearm on your thigh. With the heel of your other hand, give up to five forceful back blows between its shoulder blades. If that doesn't help, put two fingers on its chest between the nipples and give five chest thrusts.
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