First Aid for a Choking Conscious Adult and children (1-8 years old) How to help clear an obstructed airway in a a conscious adult. |
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| Determine if the
person can speak or cough. If not, proceed to the next step. |
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| Perform an abdominal thrust (Heimlich Maneuver) repeatedly until the foreign body is expelled. |  |
| A chest thrust may be used for markedly obese persons or in late stages of pregnancy. |  |