BLS

Choking

CCMS-MED-SOP-001 §5.4

Snack time and playground leftovers. If they can cough and speak, stay with them and let them cough. If they cannot, you act.

1. 1

   Ask: 'Are you choking?' If they nod and cannot speak, this is severe.

2. 2

   Adult/child: 5 back blows then 5 abdominal thrusts, repeat. Pregnant or obese: chest thrusts.

3. 3

   Infant: 5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts. Do not abdominal-thrust an infant.

4. 4

   If they become unresponsive: 911, start CPR, look in the mouth before breaths, remove only what you can see.

This field guide does not replace 911, a medical director, or licensed clinical judgment. It does not authorize anyone to practice beyond license and current training.