CPR Airway Obstruction and Choking 2

Question 1

What is the universal sign that a person is choking?

Accepted Answer

Clutching the throat with both hands

Answer

Coughing loudly

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Rubbing the stomach

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Tapping the chest once

Question 2

A choking adult is coughing forcefully. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Encourage them to keep coughing

Answer

Begin abdominal thrusts immediately

Answer

Start chest compressions

Answer

Perform a blind finger sweep

Question 3

Where do you position your fist for abdominal thrusts on a choking adult?

Accepted Answer

Just below the rib cage and above the navel

Answer

On the breastbone

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Directly over the navel

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On the lower abdomen

Question 4

What indicates that a choking person now has a severe (complete) airway obstruction?

Accepted Answer

Inability to speak, cough, or breathe

Answer

Loud wheezing

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Forceful coughing

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Crying loudly

Question 5

What should you do if a choking adult becomes unresponsive?

Accepted Answer

Lower them to the ground and begin CPR

Answer

Continue abdominal thrusts standing

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Give them water

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Slap their back repeatedly

Question 6

Why are blind finger sweeps no longer recommended?

Accepted Answer

They can push the object deeper

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They take too long

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They are illegal

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They cause infection

Question 7

How should you treat a choking pregnant woman or obese adult?

Accepted Answer

Chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts

Answer

Abdominal thrusts only

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Back slaps only

Answer

No intervention