Choking Relief for adults, children & infants for healthcare providers

List the treatment for responsive infant with severe airway obstruction.

1. 5 back blows. 2. 5 chest thrusts. 3. Repeat until obstruction cleared or becomes unresponsive. "Pop or drop!"

List treatment for the responsive adult or child with a severe airway obstruction.

1. Ask the person if they are choking and if you can help. 2. Abdominal thrusts. 3. Repeat until obstruction cleared or becomes unresponsive. 4. If victim becomes unresponsive, follow unresponsive treatment plan. "Pop or drop!"

List treatment for mild airway obstruction.

1. Encourage them to cough. 2. Do not interfere with patients who own attempts to relieve the obstruction but stay with them. 3. If continues or progresses, activate emergency response system.

List signs of a mild airway obstruction.

1. Good air exchange. 2. Can cough forcefully. 3. May wheeze between coughs.

List treatment for unresponsive infant with severe airway obstruction.

1. Send someone to call 911. 2. Start CPR with compressions first. 3. MODIFICATION: each time you open the airway, look in the mouth for obstruction. "Can I see it? Can I get it?"

List treatment for unresponsive adult or child with severe airway obstruction.

1. Send someone to call 911. 2. Start CPR with compressions first. 3. MODIFICATION: each time you open airway, look in mouth for obstruction. "Can I see it? Can I get it?"

List signs of severe airway obstruction.

1. Universal sign of choking. 2. Unable to speak or cry. 3. Poor or no gas exchange. 4. Weak, ineffective cough or no cough at all. 5. High pitched noises while inhaling or no noise at all. 6. Increased respiratory difficulty. 7. Possible cyanosis (blue).