Question

(3.2.b) breathing emergencies: quiz
a child is eating a piece of candy and appears to start choking on it. you determine that the child is, indeed, choking. what should you do?
leave the child while you call 9 - 1 - 1 or the local emergency number.
put the child on the floor and perform a head - tilt/chin - lift.
perform cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the candy is dislodged or the child becomes unconscious.
slap the child on the back to dislodge the candy.

Explanation:

When a child is choking, leaving them to call emergency services (first option) risks the child's condition worsening. Performing a head - tilt/chin - lift (second option) is for opening the airway of an unconscious non - choking victim. Slapping the back alone (fourth option) is not the most effective protocol. The recommended first - aid for a choking child is to perform cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the obstruction is dislodged or the child becomes unconscious.

Answer:

Perform cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the candy is dislodged or the child becomes unconscious.