Inhaled foreign body (over 1 year)

Beurteilung

Symptoms and background information:

• Acute shortness of breath
• Sudden cough (with retching)
• Bluish discoloration of the lips and face
• Signs of fear and anxiety
• Watery and reddened eyes
• Watch out for small parts lying around

What measures should you take?

Dial the emergency number 112 immediately

1. Encourage the child to cough forcefully.
   • Bend the child over your own lap, with the head forming the lowest point.
2. If there is no improvement:
   • Give 5 separate, sharp back blows with the flat of your hand between the shoulder blades.
3. If there is still no improvement:
   • Stand behind the child.
   • Place your hands on the child’s sternum from the front.
   • Perform 5 separate upper abdominal compressions.
4. If there is still no improvement:
   • Alternate between back blows and compressions and repeat these measures until the child’s condition improves or the paramedics arrive.
   • Administer back blows and compressions individually and check after each one if there is any improvement.