Please call 911 immediately if you are having chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency.
For infants 12 months of age and younger, see Choking in Children.
While Waiting for 911
If the Person Is Conscious but Not Able to Breathe or Talk:
1. Give Back Blows
2. If Person Is Still Choking, Do Thrusts
If the person is not pregnant or obese, do abdominal thrusts:
If the person is obese or pregnant, do high abdominal thrusts:
3. Give CPR, if Necessary
If the obstruction comes out, but the person is not breathing or if the person becomes unconscious:
4. Follow Up
When emergency medical personnel arrive, they will take over and may do CPR or take the person to the hospital, if needed.
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