In a choking emergency, if you can't reach around the stomach, what technique should you perform?

In a choking emergency, if you can't reach around the stomach, what technique should you perform?

• A. Chest compressions
• B. Chest thrusts
• C. Abdominal thrusts
• D. Let them cough

Answer: (B)

When you can’t reach around the stomach to perform abdominal thrusts, you use chest thrusts to relieve the choking. Chest thrusts involve delivering quick thrusts to the center of the chest to raise the pressure inside the chest and help expel the object. This method is especially used for someone who is pregnant or very large, where abdominal thrusts aren’t feasible. If the person can still cough, speak, or breathe, encourage them to keep coughing. If the obstruction doesn’t clear or the person becomes unresponsive, summon help and be prepared to start CPR.

When you can’t reach around the stomach to perform abdominal thrusts, you use chest thrusts to relieve the choking. Chest thrusts involve delivering quick thrusts to the center of the chest to raise the pressure inside the chest and help expel the object. This method is especially used for someone who is pregnant or very large, where abdominal thrusts aren’t feasible. If the person can still cough, speak, or breathe, encourage them to keep coughing. If the obstruction doesn’t clear or the person becomes unresponsive, summon help and be prepared to start CPR.