If the
person is conscious but not able to breathe or talk:
1.Give
black blows.
- Give up
to 5 blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
2. If the
person is still choking, do thrusts
If the
person is not pregnant or obese, do abdominal thrusts:
-Stand behind
the person and wrap your arm around the waist
-Place ‘your
clenched fist just above the person’s navel. Grab your fist with your other
hand.
-Quickly
pull inward and upward.
-Continue cycles
of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the object is coughed up or the
person start to breath or cough.
-Take the
object out of his mouth only if you can see it. Never do a finger sweep unless
you can see the object in the person’s mouth.
If the
person is obese or pregnant , do high abdominal thrusts:
-Stand
behind the person, wrap your arms them, and position your hands at the base of
the breast bone.
-Quickly
pull inward and upward.
-Repeat until
the object is dislodged.
3.Give CPR,
if necessary
4.Follow up
When emergency
medical personnel arrive, they will take over and may do CPR or take the person
to the hospital, if needed.
No comments:
Post a Comment