Question

A victim with a foreign body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action? Start CPR beginning with chest compressions.

Answer 1

When a victim of foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive (adult, child, or infant) and the rescuer has sent someone to activate emergency response system, immediately start CPR beginning with compressions.

Answer 2

When a victim has foreign-body airway obstruction and becomes unresponsive (adult, child, or infant) and the rescuer should activate emergency response system by immediately starting CPR with compressions.

What is CPR?

CPR which is an acronym for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a process that is used in an emergency situation which involves chest compressions and rescue breathings.

When a victim has foreign-body airway obstruction and becomes unresponsive (adult, child, or infant) and the rescuer should activate emergency response system by immediately starting CPR with compressions until an emergency support team arrives.