What to do if your infant or toddler is choking
One of every mother’s worst fears is watching their child choke or stop breathing. That is definitely on my top three list of worries. This evening, as I was cutting up grapes for my son, I was thinking about the choking threat grapes pose and how unprepared for a choking situation I feel. I’ve been CPR and First Aid certified a few times in my life, but the most recent class I’ve attended was four and a half years and three children ago. I certainly could use a refresher course on what to do in a choking situation and am probably not the only mom out there who is not CPR confident. One thing I do feel confident about is that the best way to stop a child from choking is to prevent it from ever happening. The American Pediatrics Association has a whole list of the top food and nonfood choking hazards and ways to prevent your child from choking that I think every parent needs to read.
That being said, not all emergencies are preventable. However simple training in CPR and First Aid can be the difference between a scary event and a tragedy and the training is not difficult to obtain. Most cities or hospitals offer free classes parents and babysitters can take. I found some online instructional videos on what to do if your infant or toddler is choking. Hopefully, these videos will inspire you to seek out a children’s CPR and First Aid class near you so that you can be prepared in case of an emergency.
Infant Choking Part One (click on the links to parts 2 and 3 below)
Toddler Choking Part One (click on the link to part 2 below)
Have you gone through children’s CPR/First Aid training as a mother or mother-to-be? Do you feel confident that you could perform CPR on your child or handle a choking situation with your child if necessary?
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