Let's review some effective actions to take if you suspect someone is choking.
If choking is suspected, ask the victim: "Are you choking?" "Can you speak?" If the airway is completely blocked, the person will not be able to speak.
1. If the choking person can cough:
encourage them to cough, observe.
2. If coughing is ineffective:
lean them forward and give 5 back blows between the shoulder blades.
3. If back blows are ineffective:
give 5 abdominal thrusts on the upper abdomen.
4. If the foreign object has not moved, repeat the actions:
5 back blows between the shoulder blades;
5 abdominal thrusts on the upper abdomen.
5. If the person loses consciousness:
Call 112;
Start resuscitation.
Before blowing into the mouth, check if there is a foreign object in the mouth.
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