ADMINISTER ABDOMINAL THRUSTS TO A STANDING PERSON
Given:
Conscious standing person with simulated airway obstruction.
GO
NO-GO
1.
Verifies the person has poor or no air exchange (casualty
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cannot speak, etc.).
2.
Stands behind person and wraps arms around the person's ______
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waist. Person's arms are not trapped inside rescuer's arms.
3.
Makes a fist and places it slightly above the person's navel
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______
with the thumb side toward the person.
4.
Covers the fist with the other hand.
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______
5.
Presses fist into abdomen with a quick inward, upward
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motion.
6.
Continues administering abdominal thrusts at a rate of
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about one thrust every 4-5 seconds until the blockage is
expelled or the casualty becomes unconscious.
OVERALL EVALUATION
GO
NO-GO
(A no-go on any step will result in a no-go for the entire
task)
MD0877
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