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You see an infant on the floor next to several plastic beads. The infant is not making any noise, but is conscious and gagging. What should you do

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Answer:

You should pick the child up and hit the child firmly between the shoulder blades up to five times then you should give up to five thrusts to the stomach and call an ambulance if it does not dislodge

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An infant who is gagging needs immediate first aid in the form of a Heimlich manoeuvre and should be taken to the hospital as fast as possible.

What can be done to assist an infant who is conscious and gagging?

An infant who is conscious but gagging due to plastic bead stuck on the airway requires immediate first aid to assist them known as the Heimlich manoeuvre.

The first aid that can be applied to assist the child includes:

  1. tapping the child repeatedly between the shoulders blades
  2. making downward upward thrusts on the stomach
  3. calling the paramedics immediately.

Thus, an infant who is gagging needs immediate first aid and should be taken to the hospital as fast as possible.

Learn more about first aid at: https://brainly.com/question/26128236

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