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- total airway obstruction
- assess the airway blockage
- holler for help / call 911 for an ambulance.
- if patient is conscious, encourage them to cough and
give abdominal thrusts
- make a fist with one of your hands and place the thumb side of
that fist in the belly button area, slightly above the belly button
and well below where the ribs meet. grasp your fist with the
other hand and press inward and upward with a sudden forceful thrust.
- if unsuccessful, and choking person becomes unconscious, carefully support person to
and begin cpr
- you have already called 911
- landmark and give 30 compressions
- open mouth and look for obstruction – if you can see it, try to remove it
The content is about the steps to handle total airway obstruction, including assessing the blockage, calling for help, giving abdominal thrusts, and performing CPR if needed. This relates to medical procedures, so the subfield under Natural Science is Medicine and Health as it deals with health - related emergency response and patient care.
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Medicine and Health (under Natural Science)