Child CPR/ Adult and child choking

An object lodged in the airway can cause a mild or severe ________.

• heart attack

• airway obstruction

• stroke

• seizure

The signs of a severe airway obstruction may include:

• difficulty breathing.

• weak and ineffective cough.

• inability to speak or breathe.

• All of these answers are correct

For a responsive adult or child with a severe airway obstruction, ________.

• give 30 chest compressions

• ask, “Are you choking?”

• give five blows between the shoulder blades

• finger sweep the mouth

When giving abdominal thrusts to a choking victim, where should you position your hands?

• On the middle of the sternum

• In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

• In the middle of the abdomen, just below the navel

• None of these answers are correct

When giving abdominal thrusts, which part of the fist is placed against the victim’s abdomen?

• Knuckle side

• Thumb side

• Little finger side

• Palm side

What is the medical name for "belly button"

• olecranon

• innie

• frontal sphincter

• navel

How many abdominal thrusts should be given to a responsive choking victim?

• 5

• As many as are needed to remove the obstruction or until the victim becomes unresponsive

• 3

• 1

When should a finger sweep be performed to remove an object on a choking victim?

A)

B)

C)

D)

• On an unresponsive victim if an object is seen

• Only on a conscious victim

• anytime CPR is done

• Never perform a finger sweep.

If a rescue breath does not go in (select all that apply)

• they might have any airway obstruction

• You might not have the head tilted

• you may need to preposition the head

• perform a tracheotomy

The first thing to try if rescue breaths do not go in is

• apply an aed

• preposition the head and try again

• perform abdominal thrusts

• perform finger sweeps