2. Define
• Blockage of air passage from any part of trachea down the carina by foreign
body . prevent from breathing .most occurs accidently.
• Some thing
Signs of chocking:-
1. Hands clutched to the throat(the universal sign).
2. Inability to talk
3. Difficulty breathing
4. Inability to cough forcefully
5. Cyanosis or sever cyanosis
6. Loss of consciousness
3.
4. What actions could be done for chocked
person?
• Perform abdominal thrust
• In state of conscious :-ask if chocking if they can speak, cough, breath don’t
interfere ,perform abdominal thrust until the foregone body is expelled or
the victim become unconscious
• In state of unconscious:- call (123) open mouse and perform finger sweep,
open air way and attempt to rescue breathing .If us successful Perform
abdominal thrust up to 5 times
5.
6.
7. Heimlich maneuver
• Stand behind the person. Wrap your arms around the waist. Tip the
person forward slightly.
• Make a fist with one hand. Put it just above the person's navel.
• Grasp the fist with the other hand. Press into the abdomen, with a
quick, upward thrust — as if trying to lift the person up.
• Give five abdominal thrusts. Check if the blockage has been removed.
Repeat as needed.
