If a choking victim becomes unconscious, you should?

If a choking victim becomes unconscious, you should?

• A. Call for help and wait
• B. Check for a pulse before acting
• C. Use abdominal thrusts
• D. Perform chest compressions only

Answer: (C)

When someone choking and then loses consciousness, the priority becomes restoring circulation and breathing. You should not rely on abdominal thrusts in this situation because they are meant for a conscious person who can cooperate and respond. Once unconscious, the airway is at risk and you switch to CPR to keep oxygen flowing to the brain and organs. Act quickly: call for help or have someone call emergency services, then begin CPR right away. Start chest compressions to circulate air and oxygen. If you’re trained, alternate compressions with rescue breaths to provide ventilation. If you can see the obstruction in the mouth, remove it carefully, but do not perform blind finger sweeps. The idea behind these actions is to maintain circulation and oxygen delivery as the airway obstruction is addressed, rather than attempting maneuvers like abdominal thrusts on someone who is unconscious.

When someone choking and then loses consciousness, the priority becomes restoring circulation and breathing. You should not rely on abdominal thrusts in this situation because they are meant for a conscious person who can cooperate and respond. Once unconscious, the airway is at risk and you switch to CPR to keep oxygen flowing to the brain and organs.

Act quickly: call for help or have someone call emergency services, then begin CPR right away. Start chest compressions to circulate air and oxygen. If you’re trained, alternate compressions with rescue breaths to provide ventilation. If you can see the obstruction in the mouth, remove it carefully, but do not perform blind finger sweeps.

The idea behind these actions is to maintain circulation and oxygen delivery as the airway obstruction is addressed, rather than attempting maneuvers like abdominal thrusts on someone who is unconscious.