choking
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FIRST AID BASICS
CHOKING
Learning objectives
List the signs of choking
Demonstrate how to
Assess first aid actions for an adult who is
chokin
Demonstrate how to
implement first aid
actions for an adult who is
choking
Demonstrat how to plan
first aid actions for
an adult who is
choking
Demonstrate how to implement first aid actions for an
adult who is choking
Demonstrate how to evaluate first aid actions for an adult who is choking
Demonstrate how to implement first aid
actions for a pregnant woman or obese
person who is choking
Suggested outline of activities
I. Introduction:
II. Demonstration:
III. Practice Volunteers:
Most common cause of choking
HOW CHOKING OCCUR?
Signs of choking
Unable to talk Unable to breath
Unable to cough
Lips & tongue turn blue
Loss of conscious
Basic first aid steps for adult choking Assess• The scene• the person’s condition.
Plan• medical help
Implement
If the person can speak, cough or breath:
• Encourage coughing.• Stay till he breaths normally.
Basic first aid steps for choking adults
1.ASSESS :
Basic first aid steps for choking adults
2.PLAN :
Basic first aid steps for choking adults
3.IMPLEMENT :
Basic first aid steps for choking of pregnant women or obese people
• The assessment and plan remain the same.
Implement :
• Position hands higher on the chest where lower ribs join.
How to rescue yourself?!
Practice checklist for choking* CRITERIA Y/N
ASSESS Assess the scene
Assess the person. Ask “Can you talk? Are you
choking”?
PLAN
Send for professional help
IMPLEMENT
Give five back blows:
bend the person forward
give the blows between shoulder blades
Give five abdominal thrusts:
stand behind person
wrap arms around the waist
tip the person forward slightly
make a fist with one hand
position fist above person's navel
grasp the fist with other hand
press hard into the abdomen with a quick,
upward thrust
Refer to hospital, clinic or health centre
Give basic life support if unconscious
EVALUATION
Check back blow and abdominal thrust technique
Remain with the person until medical or
professional help arrives