Healthcare BLS + First Aid
73 videos, 5 hours and 32 minutes
Course Content
- Welcome to the Course
- Medical Emergencies
- Universal Precautions
- Respiratory Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest
- Multiple Rescuer Skills
- Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Injuries
- Sudden Illness
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Prevention
- Conclusion
Practice: Conscious Adult Choking
Video 74 of 73
0 min 41 sec
English, Español
English, Español
The scene is safe, my gloves are available, my shield is available. I look into their eyes and ask them, "are you choking?" They acknowledge and say yes, or their head nods, I ask if it's okay to help, I'm trained, they acknowledge yes and give you permission. I locate the belly button. Thumb tucked into my fist, fist just above the pointer finger on the belly button. I would inward and upward thrusts until the object comes out, or the victim falls unresponsive. If I've not activated emergency medical services before now, I'm gonna activate them as the patient becomes unresponsive and get further help.
Learn how to rescue a conscious adult that is choking by watching the procedure performed on a mannequin.