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The relief of a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) in a conscious infant is often taught as part of the portfolio of first aid skills covered in a formal learning context. From the observation of the authors in the role as Instructors and Instructor-Trainers (i.e., trainer-of-trainers), many instructors demonstrate and have learners returndemonstrate the skill by having the infant’s legs straddle their arm during the delivery of back blows and chest thrusts (see Figure 1 for a depiction of the practice). A number of learners taking part in the authors’ own courses have commented on the difficulty of the skill given the size of their own infants, suggesting that the skill is not as universal as it is often presented by facilitators. This paper examines the practice’s historical roots and provides some initial data to suggest that the practice may not be realistic for some first aid learners (see Figure 2 for examples showcasing a lack of support for the infant’s head). This article will review the origin of the skill, as well as highlight some anthropometric data to suggest that this practice requires further investigation. Since publicly available anthropometric data is scarce and out-of-date, a small-scale sample was collected by the authors to validate the initial anthropometric data. As a workin-progress, this article ends with highlighting some alternatives that will be considered as further research is conducted on alternatives to the technique.

Time to Reconsider the Straddle-Arm Technique: Providing Care for the Conscious Infant who is Choking