What To Do When Someone Is Choking - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

If you think an adult or child is choking, ask them ‘Are you choking?’ Cough it out. If they are coughing, encourage them to continue as they may be able to remove the obstruction. If they are unable to speak or cough they need your help straight away. If coughing doesn’t work, slap it out. Support their upper body with one hand and help them to bend forward. Use the heel of your other hand to give up to five sharp back blows between their shoulder blades. Then check to see if there’s anything in their mouth, if there is, tell them to pick it out. If back blows don’t work, try giving up to five abdominal thrusts. Squeeze it out. To give abdominal thrusts, stand behind them. Put your arms around them and link your hands between their tummy button and bottom of their chest. Clench your lower hand in a fist. Grasp your fist with your other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards. Repeat up to 5 times. Check their mouth. If they are still choking call 999/112 for emergency help, use a speaker phone if you can. Keep repeating the 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the blockage clears or help arrives. If they become unresponsive, open the airway and check their breathing. If they are not breathing normally, start CPR. So remember, if someone is choking: Cough it out Slap it out, Squeeze it out, If it has not cleared, call 999/112 for emergency help. Keep repeating the cycle. Start CPR if they become unresponsive. And that’s how we treat choking. If this video has been helpful to you, help support St John Ambulance by going to sja.org.uk/donate.

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Length: 2min 25sec (145 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 30 2016