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The video here shows you how to help a child who is choking using the abdominal thrust method. This is the recommended method by the National Resuscitation Council.

You need to first ensure that a child is choking. A person who is choking has complete blockage of the airway and will not be able to speak, breathe or cough. Frequently, they will be grasping their throat – what is commonly known as the Universal Sign of Choking. When you see these signs, you must immediately perform amdomonal thrusts as shown in the video.

Continue to the abdominal thrusts until the object is dislodge or the child turns unconscious (which you will need to proceed with CPR, with the exception of a mouth check before giving breaths).

Even if the object is dislodge it is still recommended for the child to bring the child to the emergency room for further assessment.

We hope that this video has helped you understand the steps of choking better. To get frequent updates and tutorials on first aid and CPR, fill in the form below:

Singapore First Aid Training Centre was invited to be part of the AED Launch Ceremony for Adventist Home for the Elders on the 14th of March 2009 @ Blk 195 Kim Keat Avenue #01-314 Singapore 310195.

The event will be conducted at 195 Kim Keat Avenue. The Guest of Honour for this event is Mrs Josephine Teo, Member of Parliament for Bishan Toa Payoh GRC. Because of our contribution in training the staff of the Adventist Home for the Elders, Singapore First Aid Training Centre will be handed a token of appreciation given out by Mrs Josephine Teo on this day.

The AED Launch is a benchmark for AED implementation history in Singapore. The Chairman of Adventist Home for the Elders, Mr Wan Kwoong Weng was the brilliant mind behind this project. Mr Wan felt that it just made sense to have a public access AED to not only cater to the Home, but also to the neighbourhood and its surrounding.

Placing the AED in a wall mounted cabinet in a public place would allow the AED to be fully utilised in that area. “It just takes one life saved to make it all worthwhile,” says Mr Wan.

Singapore First Aid Training Centre has also participated in this initiative by providing the certified CPR+AED training to 12 volunteers and staff of the home. Conducted over 4 hours, the CPR+AED course is a fully accredited by the National Resuscitation Council and provides laypersons with the essential knowledge of CPR and how to use the Automated External Defibrillator. All the participants put in their best and completed the course successfully!

Finally, the future of AED implementation for public access looks bright in Singapore.

The Singapore Silat Federation or PERSISI will be AED equipped for their competition and as a training requirement, we were privileged to have a team of national silat athletes take up CPR+AED course with us. The 4 hour NRC accredited CPR+AED course was different this time, because we were surrounded by the media crew from Suria News who were featuring this event.

At the same time, we were visited by Member of Parliament Dr Fatimah Lateef for GRC Marine Parade, who happened to by the medical advisor for PERSISI. During her visit, Dr Fatimah Lateef shared her knowledge and experience with the silat team and even went the extra mile to spend time to explainand demonstrate the steps of using the AED.

It was a great experience for all the trainers and staff at the Singapore First Aid Training Centre, and yet another milestone for the use of AED in sports today.