What she did — turning her over and pounding on her back - - isn’t the Heimlich, is it?
...for the baby at that age, it may be.
How strange that putting a baby or child on it’s stomach across one’s lap (or hanging upside down) and striking the back should be mislabeled the “Heimlich” by a major news outlet. Heimlich is a jarring procedure and can, if done right, even break ribs. Anyway, kudos to all!
The mother labeled it that as a layperson, not technically correct. But the way to aid a choking infant is hold them on the lap, do chest thrusts, similar to Heimlich, the flip over to and do back slaps, repeating till the object is dislodged. She done good.
For infants it is.
It is for infants and small toddlers. I can attest it works. It worked when I needed to use it on my son.
Technically, no; however, it is the process taught to new parents for use with infants and small children and usually accompanies training for Heimlich and CPR.
(which is why it got lumped into the same category inthe article). I needed to use it on my son when he first started with solid foods. Instead of panicking, my training took over immediately and I was able to dislodge the food quickly.
Any parent/grandparent should learn it.