Figure: Clearing a Blocked Airway in an Infant

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Clearing a Blocked Airway in an Infant

Clearing a Blocked Airway in an Infant

The infant is turned face up with the head lower than the body. Then, the rescuer places the second and third fingers on the infant's breastbone and thrusts inward and upward.

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