First Aid First Aid Choking and Airway Emergencies Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

An infant is choking and cannot cry or cough effectively. What is the correct first step?

Accepted Answer

Give up to 5 back blows between the shoulder blades

Answer

For a choking infant, alternate 5 back blows with 5 chest thrusts until the object is dislodged or the infant becomes unresponsive.

Question 2

A conscious adult is choking but can still cough forcefully. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Encourage them to keep coughing and stay nearby

Answer

A forceful cough is the most effective way to dislodge an airway obstruction, so you should encourage continued coughing without interfering.

Question 3

During the Heimlich maneuver on a standing adult, where should you position your fist?

Accepted Answer

Just below the xiphoid process and above the belly button

Answer

The fist is placed just above the navel and well below the tip of the xiphoid process to deliver effective inward-and-upward abdominal thrusts.

Question 4

A pregnant woman is choking. How does the technique for clearing her airway differ from the standard Heimlich maneuver?

Accepted Answer

Deliver chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts

Answer

Chest thrusts are used for pregnant women and obese individuals because abdominal thrusts may harm the fetus or be ineffective.

Question 5

You are alone and choking with a complete airway obstruction. Which self-help technique is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Call 911, then try to deliver self-administered abdominal thrusts using your fist or a hard edge

Answer

You can perform self-administered abdominal thrusts with your own fist or by thrusting your upper abdomen against a hard edge such as a chair back.

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