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What are YOU gonna do about…CHOKING?Things to watch for…Trouble breathingCoughing or choking for several minutesGripping the throat with one or both handsHigh-pitched wheezingBluish color of skin, lips, fingertips/nails, and earlobesATTENTION: There are TWO separate “What to do…” partshere… one for ADULTS & CHILDREN (below)and one for INFANTS (see next page)!What to do… for ADULTS & CHILDREN (Children over age 1)• Tell victim to try and cough it out.• If victim stops breathing, then BE PREPARED to giveHeimlich maneuver (next 2 bullets) and tell someone tocall an ambulance.• Stand behind victim and place your fist (thumb side in)just above victim’s belly button.• Grab fist with your other hand and give quick, upwardthrusts into their stomach until object is coughed up (orvictim passes out).If ADULT or CHILD passes out:• Check for an object in victim’s mouth and try to clear itout with your fingers.• Begin Rescue Breathing (see BREATHING PROBLEMS)If NO air gets in ADULT or CHILD during Rescue Breathing:Combine Heimlich maneuver with Rescue Breathing• Put heel of one hand just above victim’s belly button andput your other hand on top of the first.• Give 6-10 upward thrusts to try to clear their windpipe.• Check for an object in victim’s mouth and try to clear itout with your fingers.• Try to give Rescue Breathing again to see if air will go in.• Continue above steps until victim can breathe on theirown or until help arrives.www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325177