Bad Nurse?

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Hi guys,

Im a Nurse (RN) who graduated school and ended up getting pregnant and staying home/not practicing once my education, license, etc. was all done. (My choice, I wanted to stay with my baby). Prior to that I worked shortly as an EMT in an Urgent Care Clinic.

Today I was with a woman who's baby was playing in the water and splashed up some water that made her choke. Her eyes started to roll back...Her mom picked her up and I told her-did she swallow water? Instead of giving her some back thrusts (OBVIOUSLY) I guess I just kinda blanked...and the woman ran for the lifeguard.

It was such an easy "save". I feel like I am so stupid. Im starting to think that maybe I cant think in the moment...and wouldnt be a good nurse if I ever went back into the field and reactivated my license.

Can anyone give me some insight? I feel like this woman must think Im a moron (she doesnt, I just got into my car feeling like a moron lol)

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What could you have accomplished with back thrusts?

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Back blow*...baby was choking on water she splashed up (at the time the water didn't "seem" that deep)

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A back blow would dislodge a foreign body. I am not sure it would help a baby who's throat was irritated by water.

I don't think you did anything wrong.

Did the lifeguard have some intervention that helped that you feel you should have done?

Or did the baby recover spontaneously?

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