If the choking infant is too large for you to wrap your arm around the waist, you should perform which type of thrusts?

If the choking infant is too large for you to wrap your arm around the waist, you should perform which type of thrusts?

• A. Abdominal thrusts
• B. Chest thrusts
• C. Back slaps
• D. Neck thrusts

Answer: (B)

Choking in an infant is handled with techniques that protect the tiny body while still creating airflow to dislodge the object. Abdominal thrusts aren’t used for infants because wrapping around the abdomen can cause injury and isn’t appropriate for their small size. When the infant is too large to wrap around the waist, the correct approach is chest thrusts. This method targets the chest with gentle, rapid presses using two fingers on the lower part of the sternum to help move the obstruction up and out of the airway. Chest thrusts are part of the infant choking sequence that also includes back slaps, alternating as needed, until the airway is clear or professional help arrives.

Choking in an infant is handled with techniques that protect the tiny body while still creating airflow to dislodge the object. Abdominal thrusts aren’t used for infants because wrapping around the abdomen can cause injury and isn’t appropriate for their small size. When the infant is too large to wrap around the waist, the correct approach is chest thrusts. This method targets the chest with gentle, rapid presses using two fingers on the lower part of the sternum to help move the obstruction up and out of the airway. Chest thrusts are part of the infant choking sequence that also includes back slaps, alternating as needed, until the airway is clear or professional help arrives.