Article: Have the child bend over at the waist. Place your hand under her chest for support. To perform this maneuver properly on a child, you'll likely need to kneel on the floor. Don't try to pull the object out of the child's mouth if the child is conscious. Try to get it out with the Heimlich maneuver instead. You can also place a child across your lap face down, if that is more feasible. Use the heel of your hand. Whack the child on the back directly between the shoulder blades five times. These blows should be fairly hard. They shouldn't be hard enough to knock the child over with your support, but they do need to be relatively sharp. The American Heart Association doesn't teach back blows when performing the Heimlich; the Heimlich alone (abdominal thrusts) can be effective without them. Look to see if the object has dislodged. You may see the object fly out, or you may notice the child has started breathing again. Put your arms around the child. Use one hand to make a fist and place it directly above the child's navel. Try to get below the breastbone. Cover your fist with the other hand. Pull your fists upward into the child's abdomen. Make this thrust quickly. Repeat four times or until you notice the object choking the child dislodges. If no one is around and you've tried the Heimlich once, be sure to call 911. You want help to be on the way. If you asked someone else to call 911, make sure the person has done it. If it didn't work, continue moving back and forth between back blows and abdominal thrusts. Keep going until you see the object come out, the child begins to breathe normally again, or the child becomes unconscious.
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Bend the child over. Give five back blows. Place your fists. Pull upward. Call 911. Check to see if it worked.