If a choking adult becomes unresponsive, first call for emergency medical assistance immediately. Then, carefully lower the person to the ground and begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. Before each set of breaths, check the mouth for any visible obstruction and, if found, try to remove it with a finger sweep. Continue CPR until emergency responders arrive or the person shows signs of recovery.
To relieve an obstructed airway in an unresponsive adult patient, first, call for emergency medical help. Perform the Heimlich maneuver if the patient is still breathing, or if they are completely unresponsive, initiate CPR while checking the mouth for any visible obstruction. Use back blows and chest thrusts if the patient is conscious but choking. If unresponsive, continue with CPR and attempt to clear the airway with each rescue breath.
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Look in the mouth, sweep if you see the object; attempt to ventilate, 30 compressions if breaths don't go in; repeat sweep, breaths, compressions, until breaths go in.
call for help and do the Heimlich remover
Get a big glass of water and drink it all
Back blows and abdominal compressions
After the compressions, look in the mouth and if you see the object, sweep it out. If not, attempt to ventilate again; if breaths don't go in, repeat: compressions, look, sweep if object seen, and attempt to ventilate.
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The most common cause of airway occlusion (airway obstruction) is choking on foreign objects. This means swallowing an obstructive object or having something lodged in your trachea causing the airway to lose its patency.
Next steps for lay rescuer: 1. Confirm 911 has been called 2. Look in mouth and if you do not see the object go to 4 3. If object seen, finger sweep the mouth & remove object 4. Attempt to ventilate 2 breaths 5. If breaths don't go in, do CPR chest compressions 30 times 6. Repeat steps 2 - 5 until breaths go in 7. When breaths go in, start CPR immediately 30 compressions to 2 breaths