An adult in a restaurant appears to be choking and is grabbing at his throat. What should be done first to help this person?
a. Ask the victim, "Are you choking?"
b. Wrap your arms around the victim's waist.
c. Call 911.
d. Press your fist into the victim's abdomen with quick, upward thrusts.
A
Complete airway obstruction is often the result of aspiration of food or some other foreign object into the trachea. The presence of a complete airway obstruction is characterized by the inability to speak or cough. The rescuer should ask the victim, "Are you choking?"
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