Suffocation

窒息
 HAPPENS WHEN
Happens when

• Somethings stops air from

going through the mouth
and nose
• The person cannot breathe
 CAUSES:
• Drowning 溺死
• The mouth and nose being covered by a
plastic bag or thick cloth
• Poisonous gases
• The tongue being backwards in an
unconscious person
• When a person is buried under sand,earth, or
a collapsed building
 SYMPTOMS
SYMPTOM
• STRIDOR 喘鸣
• UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
• Laboured breathing 吃力及不自然的呼吸
• Tachypea 急促呼吸
• WHEEZING 哮喘
• RALE 肺部不健康时，自停诊器中可听到之异常的呼吸声。
• MURMUR （ Abnormal heart sound)
• PALLOR(looked pale)
• CLUBBING
• CYANOSIS （青紫）
• OEDEMA( 水肿）
CLUBBING
OEDEMA
CYANOSIS
 PREVENT SUFFOCATION

• Protecting Kids From Suffocation

• Protect kids from the dangers of suffocation by
following these rules:
• Never place an infant face-down on soft surfaces
such as a waterbed, comforter, sheepskin rug, or
mattress cover.
• Never put an infant in a crib or on a bed with soft
bedding, blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, or plush
toys.
• Avoid pillow-like bumpers and consider removing crib
bumpers altogether.
• Never put an infant down on a mattress covered with
plastic or on or near a plastic bag.
• Make sure your baby's crib mattress is the right size and
fits snugly in the crib. This keeps a baby from getting
caught between the mattress and the crib sides.
• Make sure your baby's crib sheet fits snugly on the
mattress to keep it from coming off and getting wrapped
around your baby's head. You also can buy crib sheet
holders to keep sheets in place.
• Don't put an infant to sleep on an adult bed. If
you practice cosleeping, be sure to follow the
safety rules.
• Infants should not bed share with other
children.
• Promptly dispose of plastic shopping bags and
plastic dry-cleaning bags. Tie several knots in
each bag before throwing it out.
• Keep all plastic bags, including garbage bags and
sandwich-style plastic bags out of the reach of young
kids.
• When cleaning up after a birthday or holiday party,
pay special attention to all plastic bags from
packaging. Collect them and throw them out
immediately.
• Keep balloons, including uninflated balloons, out of
reach and immediately pick up and safely dispose of
pieces of broken balloons.
 TREATMENT
IF A PERSON IS SUFFOCATING,WE CAN QUICKLY DO THIS
1) LOOK FOR DANGER
2) CLEAR THE AIRWAY .TAKE AWAY ANY BLOCKAGE AND
RESCUE THE PERSON FROM DANGER.IF THE PERSON IS
SUFFOCATING FROM POISONOUS GASES
*TRY NOT TO BREATHE DURING THE RESCUE
*KEEP LOW DOWN ON THE FLOOR LEVEL
*PUT A CLOTH OVER YOUR MOUTH
3) OPEN THE AIRWAY
4) CHECK FOR BRETHING
5) IF THE PERSON IS NOT BREATHING , GIVE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH VENTILATION

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