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If you successfully relieve choking with abdominal thrusts, encourage the victim to seek immediate __________________, to ensure the victim does not have complications from the abdominal thrusts.

medical attention

Why should a rescuer not perform a blind finer sweep in infants and children?

The foreign body may be pushed back into the airway, causing further obstruction or injury.

A victim who has received abdominal thrusts should be examined by a healthcare provider to rule out any life-threatening complications.

True

If an infant becomes unresponsive while preforming back slaps and chest thrusts, you will stop and begin CPR.

True

Which is not a sign of a severe airway obstruction

Wheezing between coughs

What is the one procedural difference between performing basic CPR and CPR on an unconscious choking victim?

With abdominal thrusts you open the mouth and check to see if a foreign object is visible.

For a responsive choking infant, use _________ and _________ to try to remove the airway obstruction.

5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts

If a mild airway obstruction persists there is no need to call the emergency response system

False

In an unresponsive choking victim, you will open the mouth and look for the object after you have given 2 breaths.

False

It is okay to use abdominal thrusts to relieve choking in infants?

False

If a choking victim is much shorter than you, what can you do to better give abdominal thrusts?

Kneel behind the victim

If the victim is pregnant or obese, you should perform chest thrust instead of abdominal thrusts.

True

If you find a responsive choking victim lying down, perform abdominal thrusts with the victim lying down.

True

You should activate the emergency response system if the victim cannot make any sounds or breathe.

True

Which is not a sign of a mild airway obstruction?

Unable to speak