'If a parent, sibling or guardian notices a child start to cough all of a sudden and is not ill, the HSE advises that there's a good chance that they're choking.'
In Ireland over the past two days, two children have died in choking-related tragedies involving food.
In Co Wicklow last week, a child aged around two years old became ill after complications when eating food in a creche. An ambulance was called to the scene and the child was taken to Crumlin children’s hospital in Dublin, but was later pronounced dead. As well as this, if you talk to them and they are unable to breathe, cry, talk or cough, they may be choking.
The HSE explains their four-step system to try and relieve your child of whatever they’re choking on, and it is as follows:If that does not work, you may need to try slap it out.Give up to 5 blows to the back between the shoulder blades.Step 3 - Squeeze it out Stand or kneel behind the child.Grasp this hand with your other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards.Step 4 - call 112 or 999 Keep doing 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
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