Choking First Aid for Babies and Children: Everything Parents & Carers Need to Know 🍇

First Aid for choking in babies and children 🍇 Starting baby led weaning or solids? Watch this!
Prevention, recognition and response to choking in babies and children.
***If you are in an emergency situation with your child right now, please call emergency services and follow their instructions***
Video segments:
PREVENTION of choking: 00:00 minutes
RECOGNITION of choking in kids: 02:58 minutes
FIRST AID RESPONSE for babies and children: 04:00 minutes
Presented by paediatric nurse, author and founder of CPR Kids Sarah Hunstead. This video is an excerpt from our online paediatric first aid course.
This video is intended to educate you BEFORE an accident or emergency happens, if it is a medical emergency please call emergency services, don't watch a YouTube video!

This is a great resource for anyone who is going to introduce solids to their child or start baby led weaning.

We follow the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines.
Please note, information correct at time of publication, keep up to date with your first aid and book a refresher course today. This is the first aid you need to do BEFORE the use of a Life Vac or Dechoker device.

[jaquen]

This is life saving information. But as the dad of a 1 year old, this gave me anxiety just watching and learning. Key info you hope to NEVER have to use.

[questadventure]

My wife saved our daughters life by knowing how to respond when she had a completely blocked airway whilst eating. She had seconds to respond and we both thank god she had received first aid training. If you have kids, or supervise kids, please learn how to do this.

[dynasty]

I’m here because my 2 year old choked a couple weeks ago with no sound/no air getting through. Was so traumatizing but I threw him over my shoulder and started pounding his back and his throat cleared thank you Jesus!

She’s so right about staying around your child while they eat, because he was making no sound. If I was in the other room, i wouldn’t have heard and it may have ended badly.

[medicalminute]

Instead of watching some stupid prank videos people should watch this video.This video should have millions of views.

[imoannaomi]

Thank you 🙏 Praying I’ll never need to use it but I will regularly watch this to keep it fresh in my mind x

[keepingupwithkennedy]

I scrolled past this and had a feeling I should watch and refresh myself with the info. Thank you for sharing. This is life saving info for literally anyone. You could see a baby choking in a restaurant and use this knowledge. But most importantly all parents should learn these skills.

[The.iconicVeronica_fisher]

My 2 year old son almost chocked to death on a lollipop that someone gave him and I did this and it came out this happened yesterday I’m soo shaken up about it still I’m having bad anxiety checked

[stephanienonyabeezwax]

My daughter was 18mth and choked on a chip. As a preschool teacher of 11yrs, I thank God I had that training over the yrs. You always wonder if you’ll handle that situation well or panic.. I must say, there wasn’t a seconds hesitation. Grabbed her, threw her over my thigh, face towards the floor and began thrusts on her back. She threw up everywhere but I couldn’t have cared less. She’s 3 1/2 now.

I was so glad to hear you say choking can be silent. I’ve told my husband that so much, I would leave the room and ask him to watch her, he would respond “I’m right here”, and that was always my response, “they don’t always make a sound when they choke, Watch Her”.

[chrissybee]

Thank you for this video! My 4 year old choke on a M&M yesterday and thank God I didn’t have to do chest compressions on him but it scared the living crap out of me and now I’m here watching this video. Just made me realize you never know what might happen gotta learn things like this so we can be prepared for the worst.

[GhostFirl_]

You are extremely well spoken and a pleasure to learn from. Thank you for the lesson!

[SravaniReddy-qwmb]

Omg it’s very useful. My heartbeat was rising while watching this.. may god bless all kids🙏🏻

[paconelious]

Love that she goes into details about the things to watch out for and how to cut foods, as a Daycare provider I always recommend parents learn infant and toddler CPR. And not only that but develop safety habits...buckling kids into seats and not just sitting there because a table attachment is in front of them, if you have an infant always put soft things or Ideally mats, on the floor with them if they're learning to balance and sitting up. When they're learning to walk, walk behind them just incase they fall backwards or forwards, always do quick checks when they fall or even at night to make sure older children's wounds are healing properly and that they aren't picking at them....I want my kids to be safe at home and in daycare all the time.

[kimberlyheath]

My baby choked about a week after I watched this; and boy was I glad I had just watched this video. You probably saved her life! This is such clear and wonderful instruction and it worked. Thank you!

[purainteligencia]

Years ago I saw my dad use this technique on my nephew that had a coin in his throat. Playing with it in his mouth and accidentally swallowed it. Luckily my pops knew exactly what to do and I asked him how did you know that was the correct thing to do. He said I learned it in a first aid class. (It stayed with me for years.) Yesterday I had to use it on my 4 yr old son. As he had a hot dog sliced as she showed in video not to have em sliced and I used this technique. Fortunately my mother realized what was happening before my son could panick and when he was about to panick I was in position and had him over my knee and hitting his back. Luckily its came out on the first few hits. In hindsight the what ifs is my head really terrify me, but I thank God for the outcome. The whole family gonna watch this video and we're going to practice because you never know.

[simplydiyan]

I 18 months old baby suffered chocking recently and one of such videos I have that already watched helped me to save my baby.

[Thetiredmomistired]

This video saved my toddler's life. I'm so grateful I watched through it and knew what to do when she was choking. Thank you so much for this video ❤

[meganmordecai]

I have bad panic attacks when ever my daughter is choking I act and help her straight away but I always end up in tears fearful for her life it's so scary

[Ren-inzk]

Who else don't live with a baby or children, yet decided to watch this in case we might need it when we encounter a situation wherein a child is choking?

Very helpful.

[Airelda]

I saw a child almost choke to death on a sausage skin. I’m very surprised she didn’t advise removing that skin. It’s deadly!

[carmattvids]

I have needed to do this on my son. It saved my son life. I just like to point out that their a good chance the child will throw up. The dummies I practice on never did that