A restaurant patron sitting at the next table begins to choke. The patron yells, "I'm choking! I can't breathe!" The first responder should:
a. initiate the Heimlich maneuver imme-diately.
b. strike the victim sharply between the sca-pulae.
c. encourage him to keep coughing and deep breathe.
d. offer him a small sip of fluid.
C
Because the victim can cough and speak, the airway is not compromised. Support his efforts to clear the foreign matter by coughing. The Heimlich maneuver can be initiated at such a time that the victim's airway becomes occluded.
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