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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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