First aid treatment of asphyxia its effects and stages- Asphyxia

Asphyxia 

First Stage

 Respiratory rate increases.

• Breaths become shorter and noisy.
• Chest movements of breathing are revered. The chest wall gets sucked in instead of moving out when the victim breathes in.
• The nostrils flare during breathing
• Neck veins get distended.
• Cyanosis develops. The face, lips, nails, fingers and toes turn blue.
• Pulse becomes faster and feeble.

Second stage

Consciousness is lost.

• Frothing occurs at the mouth and nose.
• Convulsions may occur.
• Urine and feces are passed involuntarily.
• Death may occur if not treated in time.

First aid

1. Remove the cause, if possible.
2. Place the victim on his back.
3. Clear the airway.
4. Loosen his collar.
5. Put a finger in the mouth and throat and remove a foreign body, if present.
6. Remove denture, if present.
7. Hold the angle of the jaw forward and tilt the head backwards.
8. Give artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage, if required.
9. Send him to a hospital after he settles down.