Foreign object become lodge in the throat or windpipe, choking cut off oxygen to the brain, administer first aid as quickly as possible.

Sign and symptoms of choking

First aid treatment for adult and children (above 1 year old)

Quickly ask the victim “are you choking?”
If yes, go behind of the victim and perform abdominal thrust.
Grasp your fist with your other hand and press your fist into victim’s abdomen with a quick forceful upward thrust.
If victim loss consciousness, call 999 for an ambulance and begin CPR.

Stand behind the victim and get into the correct position to assist.

Deliver quick, forceful upward abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled.

If the victim becomes unconscious, call 999 immediately and begin CPR.

Call 999 for an ambulance
Keep the head lower than the chest, supporting their head and neck then give 5 back blows in between the shoulder blades and 5 chests thrust at the center of the chest just below the nipple line by using 2 fingers.
Repeat this until the object is forced out or the infant can be heard to cry.
If infant became unconscious, immediately call 999 for an ambulance and begin infant CPR.

Support the infant’s head and neck, give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.

Continue cycles until the object is expelled or the infant cries or breathes normally.

If the victim becomes unconscious, call 999 immediately and begin CPR.