#SUMMA 112 upon arrival at the emergency department finds that the child is in a critical situation and maneuvers to unblock the airway continue successfully. He was transferred in stable condition to the Gregorio Marañon hospital.
BUT 14 month old baby got hurt this friday choked on a piece of toy at their home in Alcorcón, although, thanks to Summa 112’s guidance, the relatives were finally able to successfully unblock their airways.
The events took place around 9:30 am at the address: Bucraa de Alcorcón street, building 1. Europe Press Emergency sources 112 Community of Madrid.
The toddler was playing a child’s game with plastic buttons and, for reasons that are being investigated, choked on one of them. The incident was reported by the relatives themselves by calling the emergency number 112 and neighbors.
From the Madrid Focal Point,112 a nurse gave phone numbers to relatives to learn how to unblock before help arrives.
When paramedics from Summa 112’s intensive care unit arrived on the scene minutes later, they found the child in critical condition, who went on to successfully unblock his airway.
Anyway, the child has been transferred, is stable and is on prophylacticto the hospital of Gregorio Maranion, where he entered with a good evolution for a deeper study.
Cristino del Campo, Summa112 supervisor on duty, recalled that the most important thing in cases of suffocation due to obstruction of the respiratory tract by a foreign body, he recalled need to act quickly. To do this, it is recommended to vigorously apply five interscapular strokes between the two shoulder blades.
If the child is over one year old, they must go then five punches in the stomach – the Heimlich maneuver – and, if the child is younger than 12 months, five heart compressions.
In any case, he reminded, the most important thing is prevention, and in this sense, a child should not be allowed to play with an object that passes through a hole in a toilet paper carton.
Source: El Independiente