Question

to support a choking infant, fernando held the infant, face down, with one hand, placing her torso on his forearm and his forearm on his thigh. he slapped the infant five times between her shoulder blades with the heel of his other hand. when this did not expel the object, he turned her face up, supporting the back of her head with his hand. he did 5 two - finger chest thrusts, but the infant became unresponsive fernando then held the infant in his arms until the paramedics came. what was fernandos mistake? he should have done the seven - and - seven approach. he should have given the infant cpr when she was unresponsive. he should have done chest thrusts first, and then back blows. he should have rolled the infant on her side so the object could be expelled.

Explanation:

When dealing with a choking infant, the correct procedure is 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts. Fernando did back blows first (correct), but if the infant becomes unresponsive, CPR should be initiated. However, looking at the options, the standard choking - relief for infants is back blows first then chest thrusts. The seven - and - seven approach is for adults (7 back blows and 7 chest thrusts). Rolling on the side is not the standard procedure for choking. If the infant is unresponsive due to choking, after checking for breathing (if no breathing), CPR is done. But among the options, the error in the sequence (in terms of the order of back blows and chest thrusts as per standard choking - relief for infants) is that the correct order is back blows first then chest thrusts.

Answer:

He should have done chest thrusts first, and then back blows.