'She was trying to cry and grabbing her throat': Mum's warning after hair clip almost kills daughter

A? mum is sharing her harrowing story in a bid to warn parents of the dangers of leaving small objects around kids.

"Amelia was watching TV when my husband noticed she was trying to cry and grabbing her throat, but no noise was coming out," the mum wrote on a post shared to the Tiny Hearts Education Instagram page.

Her two-year-old ?had swallowed a a hair clip, an object she described as being "used a thousand times".

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In the post which included a photo of little Amelia, the mum explained ?her husband immediately began performing first aid on their toddler the moment he noticed she couldn't breathe.

"Whatever was in her throat wasn't dislodging. She was now changing colour and was very distressed," she recalled.

?The dad kept going with the back blows and luckily the object dislodged.

"My two-year-old daughter choked on a hair clip," the terrified parent shared, alongside a photo of the small crown-shaped hair clip.

"Amelia is just one of the many lives that have been saved because her parents knew first aid," Tiny Hearts Education captioned the post on their page which gathered the attention of thousands.

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Parents took to the comments to share their own frightening experience involving hair clips, backing the mum's claim that it's an item many mums and dads don't believe can be dangerous.

"We were driving in the car and she had pulled one out of her hair quietly and had it in her mouth. It wasn't until her amazing big brother looked at her in the car seat and said 'Mum she has her clip in her mouth'," one mum recalled.

Another said?, "I stupidly bought these clips for my toddler thinking how cute they'd look in her hair. She ripped it out and put it straight in her mouth!"

Others commended the dad for staying calm and coming to the aid of his two-year-old.

?"Just goes to show, better to be safe than sorry. Know your first aid and CPR!"

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What to do if your child starts choking

Here is a guide to choking from Tiny Hearts Education

Partial Obstruction:

If your child has an effective cough, use gravity and lean them forward. Encourage them to keep coughing. If the obstruction cannot be cleared you must call 000. If they lose their forceful cough use the next technique for a complete obstruction.

Complete Obstruction:

If your child does not have an effective cough you should:

Call 000. Place your child in a head down position ¨C infant (under 1 year old) across your lap and child (1 ¨C 8 years old) sitting or standing up Give up to five back blows using the heel of one hand, in between the shoulder blades. Short and sharp. Check the airway between each back blow to see if the obstruction has cleared.

If your child is still choking:

Give up to five chest thrusts using two fingers (one hand for a child), in the middle of the chest between the nipples. Short and sharp. Check the airway between each chest thrust to see if the obstruction has cleared.

If your child is still choking:

Alternate between five back blows and five chest thrusts until the obstruction is cleared (checking the airway to see if it has cleared in between each back blow or chest thrust), paramedics arrive, or until they render unconscious. If they render unconscious you must start CPR.

Note: The obstruction may clear during CPR compressions. If this occurs roll your child on their side and clear the mouth of the foreign object.

To book a Baby and Child First Aid course go to Tiny Hearts Education or CPR Kids.

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