0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When choking can you stop coughing?
No, as it is automatic.
What should be administered to a choking victim as soon as the victim stopped breathing?
Artificial respirationAnother answer:I'd go with the Heimlich maneuver.
What do you do if someone is consciously choking?
If you encounter a conscious, choking individual that is coughing, encourage continued coughing. If the victim is unable to cough, speak, or breathe, complete the following:Send someone to call 9-1-1Lean person forward and give 5 back blows with heel of your hand.Give 5 quick abdominal thrusts by placing the thumbside of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, just above the navel. Grab your fist with the other hand.Repeat until the object the person is choking on is forced out and person breathes or coughs on his or her own.
What should be administered to a choking victim?
Heimlick manuver. Just type that into a search engine.
What is the body's best defense against choking?
coughing
When feeding a resident frequent coughing can be a sign the resident is?
Choking
Whos the best band?
Choking Victim
Do you give breaths on a choking victim?
True
What are signs of choking?
Gasping breaths, coughing, inability to breathe, gagging etc.
What do you do if someone if coughing because something is caught in their throat?
assist in removing the obstruction by telling him to continue coughing or assist in abdominal thrust if choking.
When the choking victim becomes unconscious CPR should be started without checking the pulse true or false?
The statement is false. CPR should only begin if the patient has stopped breathing or if their heart has stopped beating. While it is likely that a choking victim has ceased breathing if they have lost consciousness, it is not an absolute indicator.
A child is choking on a piece of meat and he is conscious and coughing forcefully what should you do?
Do the Heimlich Maneuver (abdominal thrusts). The kid will 'spit' out the meat or whatever he/she's chocking on.
