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Administrar los primeros auxilios para un niño que se está ahogando es muy similar a lo que se hace con un adulto. Si el niño claramente no se toma la garganta, otros signos de peligro para un niño y para un adulto pueden ser:
1. Pararse detrás del niño y rodearlo con los brazos por la cintura.
2. Cerrar un puño y colocar el lado del pulgar justo por arriba del ombligo del niño, bien abajo del esternón.

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