Things You'll Need:
- First Aid Books
- First Aid Kits
- First Aid Classes
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Step 1
Look for signs of choking: coughing for several minutes without stopping; inability to cough, cry or breathe; abnormally weak cough; a high-pitched wheezing sound.
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Step 2
Hold the infant, placing his or her front side along your forearm, stabilizing him or her by holding the face with your fingers.
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Step 3
Bend your knee, keeping the lower half of your leg perpendicular to the ground, and making a 45-degree angle between your lower and upper leg.
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Step 4
Place your forearm - the one that's holding the infant - against your upper leg.
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Step 5
Give five quick, sharp yet gentle blows to the infant's back, using the heel of your other hand. The blows should land between the infant's shoulder blades.
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Step 6
Transfer the infant to the other forearm so that his or her back is against it.
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Step 7
Place the forearm - the one that's holding the infant - against your upper leg, with your other leg in the same position as before.
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Step 8
Give five quick yet gentle thrusts with your middle and index fingers together on the center of the infant's breastbone.
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Step 9
Repeat the back-blow-and-chest-thrust cycle until the object is dislodged and the infant can breathe again.
