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 Conscious:
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If the victim can cough, speak or breathe, encourage them
to cough.
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If the victim cannot cough, speak or breathe, the airway
is blocked:
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Stand behind the victim,
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make a fist with one hand and place the thumb side of the fist
against the middle of the victim's abdomen just above the belly
button; and finally,
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grab the fist
with the other hand and give quick, upward thrusts.
Unconscious:
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Open the victim's airway and check for breathing for about 5 seconds.
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If the victim is not breathing, give 2 rescue breaths.
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If the breaths do not go in, reposition the airway and give 2 rescue
breaths again.
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If breaths still do not go in, assume the airway is blocked:
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Give 15 chest compressions,
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look for a foreign object by opening the victim's mouth,
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give 2 rescue breaths;
and
finally
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continue cycle of chest compressions, foreign object check and
rescue breaths.
NOTE: See CPR Section for chest compression
instructions.
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