Emergency Treatment
Identifying Three Grades of Airway Foreign Body Obstruction
Level 1: Able to speak and cough
Level 2: Inability to breathe, speak without sound, unable to speak or speak
Level 3: Loss of consciousness
First stage processing
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Encourage patients to cough
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If necessary, call 120
Second stage processing
Inability to breathe-use the Heimlick maneuver
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Stand behind the patient
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With one hand clenched and your thumb a little above your navel
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The other hand grasps the clenched hand.
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Rapid upward impact
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Repeat until breathable or emergency personnel arrive
Third stage processing
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A condition of loss of consciousness
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Start with cardiac arrest
Never
It is extremely dangerous to eat in water. Never eat in water after obstruction occurs again.