Choking in Adults and children

As soon as you notice someone is choking, sweep your fingers through their mouth to try and dislodge the object. Choking victim is conscious and requesting help.

• False

• True

If you can’t see the object the victim is choking on, feel along the throat to see if you can locate where the object is caught.

• False

• True

The first step in treating a choking victim is encouraging them to cough.

• False

• True

Don’t slap a victim’s back, it could lodge the object in the victim’s

• False

• True

How do you know a person needs assistance if they are choking?

• They can cough

• They can breath

• They cannont speak

Before providing care to a victim who is choking, you should first ask them

• Are you choking?

• How did you choke?

• What happened?

• You need something to drink?

How do you know someone is choking? Check all answers that apply to this question.

• they can cough

• They cannot breath

• They cannot talk

• They cannot cough

What is the Universal sign of choking?

• A person holding their stomach

• A person screaming

• A person running

• A person putting their hands around their throat

If a person cannot cough, breath or talk, you should?

• Cheer

• Leave the scene

• Provide care if they give consent

• Give chest compressions

If a person is still choking after giving them 5 back blows, you shoud perform abdominal thrusts?

• Yes

• No