A choking child becomes unresponsive while you are doing abdominal thrusts for severe You ease the to floor What should do next?
Once you have eased the child to the floor, the next step is to call 911 or your local emergency number.
_**Start chest compressions if the child is still unresponsive. For an unconscious child, you should:*_
- **Push hard and fast on the center of the child's chest, 15 compressions in 30 seconds.
- **Allow the chest to return to its natural position after each compression.
- Give two rescue breaths after every 30 compressions. To give a rescue breath:_
- **Pinch the child's nose closed.
- **Cover their mouth with your mouth and blow into their lungs until their chest rises.
- If the child does not start breathing after 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths, the continue with 5 more cycles of CPR (15 compressions to two breaths) and call 911 or your local emergency number._
You should continue CPR until professional medical attention arrives.