How to perform the Heimlich maneuver for 1-3 year olds

The Heimlich maneuver is mainly a first aid method for foreign bodies stuck in the trachea. For 1-3 year olds, the following methods can be used when performing the Heimlich maneuver: First, the operator sits on a chair, places the child face down on his or her forearm, holds the child’s temporal area with his or her hand, holds the child’s neck with the other hand, quickly turns the child over and crawls on his or her lap, and uses the hand on the neck to quickly pat the child’s back 1-5 times. The hand on the neck of the child’s back quickly pat 1-5 times, the position of the pat in the middle of the child’s scapula. Second, if the foreign body cannot be spit out, quickly lay the child on his back on a hard bed, place his fingers on the abdomen under the child’s thorax, and push the abdomen with appropriate force 1-5 times until the foreign body is spit out.