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Choking Relief Adults
Ask: Are you choking? If they can cough, encourage them to keep coughing, as a strong cough is the most effective way to clear the...
Choking Relief Infants
Lay the infant face down along your forearm or thigh, supporting the head, with the head lower than the chest. Give up to 5 back b...
Opening the Airway
Before checking breathing on any unresponsive person, open the airway. Kneel beside them, place one hand on the forehead, and two ...
Choking in Pregnancy
For a choking person who is pregnant, in a wheelchair, or too large for abdominal thrusts, use chest thrusts instead. Stand behind...