All choked up; A First Aid guide to choking

What is the definition of choking?

• Is a necklace or ornamental band of fabric used around the neck

• An inability to breathe or talk caused by a blockage in the windpipe.

• When someone suffocates you

• A physical action of placing your hand around ones torso to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre.

What would you do if you noticed a person in a restaurant choking?

• Grab the person from behind and start squeezing the persons chest hard

• Sit the person down and firmly press on their chest

• Encourage the person to lean forward and cough up the lodged object

• Rub the persons back and offer them a drink

Which of the following are signs a victim is choking?

• Inability to cough or breathe

• All of the above and below

• Inability to speak

• pail or bluish in colour around the mouth and nails

How many back blows should you deliver to a casualty

• 4

• 8

• 5

• 6

Which of the following is correct

• Perform 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts if someone is choking

• Perform 5 chest thrusts followed by 5 back blows if someone is choking

• Call 000 and perform 5 abdominal thrusts if a person is choking

• Turn the casualty onto the recovery position

If someone is choking, it is ok to sweep your fingers through their mouth to dislodge the object

• True

• False

We use the exact same method of First Aid for infants as we would for Adults when they are choking

• True

• False

What do you do if the casualty becomes blue, limp or unconscious

• Turn the casualty onto their recovery position

• Defibrillate the casualty

• Call 000

• Perform DRSABC and call 000

What ways can we minimise the risk of choking

• Chew your food thoroughly before swallowing

• Always talk or laugh when eating or drinking to open airway

• Do not eat or drink lying down

• Both A and C

What age group is the most vulnerable to choking deaths in Australia

• Children

• Infants

• Senior Citizens

• Adolescents