BLS — Airway Obstruction — Team
Scenarios Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the first action to take when you suspect a conscious adult is choking?
✔✔ Ask if they are choking and encourage them to cough if they can.
How do you assist a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
✔✔ Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the obstruction is relieved or the
person becomes unresponsive.
What should you do if an infant is choking and unable to cry or breathe?
✔✔ Deliver five back blows followed by five chest thrusts until the obstruction is relieved or the
infant becomes unresponsive.
What is the next step if a choking victim becomes unresponsive?
✔✔ Lower them to the ground, start CPR, and check the airway for visible obstructions before
giving breaths.
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, Why is it important to check the mouth during CPR for an unresponsive choking victim?
✔✔ To remove any visible obstruction before attempting rescue breaths.
What should you do if a choking infant becomes unresponsive?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately, checking the airway for visible obstructions before giving breaths.
Why should blind finger sweeps be avoided in a choking victim?
✔✔ They may push the obstruction further into the airway, worsening the blockage.
How can you tell if a choking victim is still able to breathe?
✔✔ If they can cough forcefully, speak, or make noise.
What is the recommended hand placement for abdominal thrusts in an adult?
✔✔ Just above the navel, with the thumb side of a clenched fist inward.
When performing back blows on an infant, how should you position them?
✔✔ Face down along your forearm, supporting the head and neck, with their head lower than
their chest.
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Scenarios Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the first action to take when you suspect a conscious adult is choking?
✔✔ Ask if they are choking and encourage them to cough if they can.
How do you assist a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
✔✔ Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the obstruction is relieved or the
person becomes unresponsive.
What should you do if an infant is choking and unable to cry or breathe?
✔✔ Deliver five back blows followed by five chest thrusts until the obstruction is relieved or the
infant becomes unresponsive.
What is the next step if a choking victim becomes unresponsive?
✔✔ Lower them to the ground, start CPR, and check the airway for visible obstructions before
giving breaths.
1
, Why is it important to check the mouth during CPR for an unresponsive choking victim?
✔✔ To remove any visible obstruction before attempting rescue breaths.
What should you do if a choking infant becomes unresponsive?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately, checking the airway for visible obstructions before giving breaths.
Why should blind finger sweeps be avoided in a choking victim?
✔✔ They may push the obstruction further into the airway, worsening the blockage.
How can you tell if a choking victim is still able to breathe?
✔✔ If they can cough forcefully, speak, or make noise.
What is the recommended hand placement for abdominal thrusts in an adult?
✔✔ Just above the navel, with the thumb side of a clenched fist inward.
When performing back blows on an infant, how should you position them?
✔✔ Face down along your forearm, supporting the head and neck, with their head lower than
their chest.
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