Time to Reconsider the Straddle-Arm Technique: Providing Care for the Conscious Infant who is Choking
The practice of straddling the infant’s legs on the rescuer’s upper arm continues to be one method taught to support the infant in the delivery of back blows and chest thrusts in the clearing of a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) for a conscious infant. The personal teaching experience of the...
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Language: | English |
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2019-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of First Aid Education |
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Online Access: | https://firstaidjournal.org/article/id/2342/ |
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