Abstract: Choking is a critical emergency of ten seen in toddlers, requiring immediate action to prevent f atal outcomes. Many mothers f ind it challenging to manage such incidents ef f ectively due to insuf f icient knowledge. Animated demonstrations of the Heimlich Manoeuvre present a promising approach f or health education. This study aimed to evaluate the ef f ect of animation videos demonstrating the Heimlich Manoeuvre on mothers' prof iciency in aiding choking toddlers. Utilizing a quasi-experimental research design, the study included 60 mothers with toddlers, with a sample of 40 selected through purposive samplingand divided evenly into treatment (20) and control (20) groups. Maternal prof iciency was measured using validated and reliable questionnaires and observation sheets. The intervention involved watching the video twice daily over two consecutive days, with each session lasting two minutes and seventeen seconds. The Wilcoxon test results showed a p-value of less than 0.05 f or the treatment group and 0.150 for the control group, indicating a signif icant impact of the animation video on the mothers' ability to assist choking toddlers. The Mann-Whitney test also revealed a signif icant dif f erence between the treatment and control groups' pre-and post-test results, with a p-value of less than 0.05. The animated videos ef f ectively engaged multiple sensory pathways,making the instructions easy to understand, remember, and replicate. Mothers who repeatedly viewed the video according to the study's protocol demonstrated improved skills in assisting choking toddlers. These f indings suggest that animation videos are a valuable tool f or enhancing mothers' prof iciency in managing choking incidents, of f ering a practical alternative f or improving prevention and intervention skills.
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