First Aid For A Foreign Object in The Respiratory Tract

Facts About Objects in The Respiratory Tract

  • For example, a foreign body in the upper respiratory tract may be food or toys
  • Symptoms occur suddenly, often during a meal or in a child under the play
  • The person coughs and whispers and shows signs of panic. In pronounced cases, the person becomes red or blue or may die
  • If the person can cough and speak, it is sufficient to keep the person under supervision, or sometimes his back or chest is sometimes knocked
  • If the person is in trouble, 112 is called and he is ready for resuscitation
  • In larger children and adults, Heimlich manoeuvres can be tried: one is behind the person and with both hands pressed / the stomach wall is pushed upwards

causes

  • A foreign object in the throat can block the trachea and lead to suffocation

In adults

  • In adults, getting something wrong in the throat usually results from chewing the food too badly and it gets stuck in the throat or in the trachea
  • Fast food like meat is usually the reason
  • People who fall incorrectly have usually talked while chewing on some food
  • Alcohol influences the risk of getting something in the airways while eating
  • Dental prosthesis also increases the risk of cheating on the wrong throat because it makes it more difficult to chew the food thoroughly. Dental prostheses exert less pressure when you chew than natural teeth, nor do they give a natural sense of food in your mouth

Little children

  • Toddlers will be able to put everything in their mouths. So in children, getting something wrong in the throat can also happen outside the meals

Symptoms and signs

  • Trouble shooting to the airways is accompanied by panic
  • The face of the one who sinks incorrectly shows fear
  • The person becomes red in the face, the eyes “stand out” and he or she whispers or gisps

Consider the following

  • If the person can cough freely, have normal skin color and can speak, there is no acute hazard
  • If the host is more like a gasp and the person turns blue, he or she is getting stumble
  • If in doubt, ask him if he or she can speak. Could the person speak, it is a sign that the trachea is not completely blocked and oxygen gets into the lungs
  • A typical sign of having a foul is a hand that gripping the throat with outstretched thumbs and fingers

Treatment

  • Cough reflexes will usually resolve the problem, but if it does not, help the person to remove it that closes the trachea
  • Start dunk the person in the back if fails, proceed as described below

Children under 1 year – unconscious

  1. Call help, call 112
  2. Put the child on his back
  3. Make sure there are free airways by bending your head to neutral position and lifting the garden
  4. Check for normal breathing
  5. If there is no normal breathing:
    1. Remove visible foreign matter
    2. Start artificial respiratory breathing through the baby’s mouth and nose
      1. Bend your head backwards
      2. Blow gently 5 times and check that the chest is raised 5 times
      3. If the patient does not wake up, give 15 chest compressions and continue to switch between 2 blisters and 15 chest compressions

Children under 1 year – awake, but severe difficulty breathing

  1. Put your baby on your stomach over your arm so that your head is kept the lowest
    1. Dunk hard five times with the palm between the shoulder blades
    2. Turn the child over the back and give five quick bumps with two fingers on the chest between the nipples
    3. Open the baby’s mouth and see if you can get something out
  2. If the child still does not breathe or scream
    1. Repeat five strokes on the back and five bumps against the chest until the foreign body comes up or the patient becomes unconscious
  3. By unconsciousness
    1. Start mouth to mouth method
    2. If you still do not get air in the child, switch between five attempts at inflow and five strokes between the shoulder blades and five breast shards for help comes
  4. If the child is talking or screaming
    1. Look for foreign body in your mouth. Remove it if you can see it
    2. Put the child on the side

Children between 1 and 8 years old

  1. Dunk the child in the back
    • If the child coughs, encourage it to continue with it
    • If the child becomes sleepy or stop breathing, bend it forward. Stand behind and dunk hard in the back between the shoulder blades with a flat hand. Do this up to five times
    • Check the mouth if the foreign body has resolved. Remove it if necessary
  2. If the child can stand
    • Stand or kneel behind the child, hold a tied nose against the lower part of the sternum and press backwards up to five times
    • Check out the mouth and pick out any foreign body if you can see it – or not
  3. Put the child on his back and place his hand midway between the nipples
    1. Press down fast (about 3 cm) five times in succession
    2. Open the baby’s mouth and see if you can get something
  4. If the child still does not breathe
    1. Repeat 5 dents in the back and then 5 press against the chest
  5. If you still have a lack of breathing start:
    1. Mouth to mouth method, 5 inlets
    2. If you still do not get air in the child, switch between five attempts at inflow and five strokes between the shoulder blades and five breast shards for help comes

Persons over 8 years old

  1. Dunk the person in the back
    • Coughing him / her, he / she is encouraged to continue with it
    • If the person becomes sleepy or stops breathing, bend him / her forward. Stand behind and dunk hard in the back between the shoulder blades with a flat hand. Do this up to five times
    • Check the mouth if the foreign body has loosened. Remove it if necessary – only if you can see it
  2. The person can stand upright
    1. Stand behind the person, put your arms around the person’s life
    2. Place a tied fist in the middle of the navel and chest
    3. Put your other hand outside the fist
    4. Squeeze hard and suddenly slanting backwards and up to five times (Heimlich’s manoeuvres)
  3. If the person can not stand
    1. Lay him flat on your back and see you over his legs
    2. Place your hand between the navel and the chest
    3. Put your other hand upstairs
    4. Hit hard and suddenly tilted upwards five times
  4. Open your mouth and see if you can spot something
    1. If no change, continue with five bugs and inspect the mouth
  5. Does the person remain unconscious
    1. Start with chest shock (no bumps)
    2. Five inflows. Followed by 15 pressures and 2 inlets (15: 2)
    3. Continue with this until the help comes

Heimlich’s manoeuvre performed on yourself

  • Place a tied fist just above the navel
  • Grab the fist with the other hand and bump backwards in the stomach until the foreign body has come out
  • Alternatively, you can lean over the back of a chair to achieve this effect

Call The Emergency

  • If Heimlich’s manoeuvres fail, call 112 as soon as possible to call for medical help
  • Never leave the person to himself
  • Even though you are upset, it’s important that you try to behave effectively and effectively on your phone. The following list of items is good to keep in mind
    1. Remember to quit who’s calling and where you’re calling
    2. What happened?
    3. Accurate location, eventual appointment venue
    4. Avoid misunderstandings, make sure your message is confirmed
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