Choking and CPR

Occurs when the windpipe is partly or completely blocked

• choking

• throwing up

• coughing

• wheezing

What is the universal sign for choking?

• Coughing

• Grabbing his/her throat

• Vomiting

• Yelling

The act of applying pressure to a choking person’s stomach to force an object out of the throat.

• Abdominal Thrusts

• Choking

• Wheezing

• None of the above

What is another name for abdominal thrusts

• Punching

• Applying Pressure

• Heimlich Maneuver

• All of the above

What do you do differently for a pregnant women or obese individual?

• stand behind the victim, facing his/her back. Position a fist just above the navel.

• Do nothing, call for medical help

• Turn the victim face down and give 5 back blows

• give chest thrusts like abdominal thrusts but position your fist in the center of the chest.

For a child between the ages of 1 and 8 years,

• kneel behind the child to administer abdominal thrusts.

• Stand behind the victim just like an adult

• Give CPR and rescue breaths immediately

• None of the above

If you are alone, are choking, and cannot cough up the object blocking your airway, what should you do?

• self-administer abdominal thrusts

• call for help

• do nothing

• lay down

Heart attacks are NOT a concern for teenagers

• True

• False

During CPR, the rescuer performs the job of the

• Lungs

• Heart

• Stomach

• Kidneys

The pumping provides _____ to the ______

• Oxygen/Kidneys

• Oxygen/Heart

• Carbon Dioxide/Lungs

• Oxygen/Lungs