When treating an infant choking on a foreign body, the nurse should use a combination of ______ _________ and chest thrusts
ANS:
back blows
If the nurse is assisting a child who has aspirated a foreign body, the nurse may treat the child in a manner similar to the adult with performance of abdominal thrusts. However, there is a potential for injury if the nurse uses this maneuver in the infant. The nurse should use a combination of back blows and chest thrusts with an infant.
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