New York City cop saves choking infant with textbook Heimlich manoeuvre
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New York City police officers saved a child choking on the street last week.
In a video posted on social media by the New York City Police Department on Tuesday, officers from 44th Precinct were patrolling a Bronx neighbourhood in their cruiser on Saturday afternoon when they were flagged down to help a choking infant.
Bodycam footage shows one of the cops approaching a sobbing mother holding a child in a green dinosaur onesie.
The officer quickly takes the child and performs the Heimlich manoeuvre, holding the infant face down with the officer’s forearm supporting the child’s chest. With the child’s head tilted down, he gives the child several firm pats on the back.
Within seconds, the child cries, indicating that the cop’s actions worked and the child’s airway was clear.
Police said EMTs also arrived at the scene and brought the infant to a hospital.
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What to do when infant chokes
The cop’s actions appear to be a textbook examples on how to respond to a choking baby.
According to the American Red Cross , when a baby’s airway is completely blocked, parents or caregivers should immediately call for help; hold the baby along their forearm with the baby’s jaw in their hand without covering the baby’s mouth; and deliver five back blows between the baby’s shoulder blades with the heel of their hand.
If the object isn’t dislodged, the American Red Cross advises giving five chest compressions with the baby turned face-up, their head supported and positioned lower than their chest.
The back blows and chest compressions should be repeated until the object comes out or the child’s airway is cleared.