A nurse needs to perform the Heimlich maneuver on an 8-month-old infant with a partial airway obstruction. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?
A) Support the client with a safety belt on a table.
B) Use the heel of one hand to administer back slaps.
C) Use finger sweeps to locate the obstruction.
D) Give a series of subdiaphragmatic thrusts.
B
Feedback:
For infants, the nurse or rescuer uses the heel of one hand to administer five back slaps between the shoulder blades. The rescuer supports the baby over his or her forearm, not with a safety belt on a table or stretcher. The nurse does not use finger sweeps unless the nurse can see the obstructing object. The nurse does not give a series of subdiaphragmatic thrusts to infants but rather to children between 1 and 8 years of age; chest thrusts are used in the resuscitation of infants.
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