Title: Choking
Course: Level 3 - First Aid > Section: Provision of First Aid service and referral

- A foreign body can be pieces of food, bone, any other solid or liquid.
- The substance may enter into the windpipe.
- Do not try to hook the foreign body out with your fingers; this may push it further down.

The First Aid Measures for Choking Are as Follows:

- For babies and small children, hold the baby upside down and smack (cuff) him firmly b/n his shoulder blades.
- For children, lie the child face down over your knee or arm and smack them sharply between their shoulder blades.
- For adults, stand behind and grasp them around the chest just under the chest bone (Sternum). Give a sharp bear hug.