Illinois Emergency Care for Choking Poster

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If v ic tim  C AN  b re ath e,
co ugh o r m ak e s o unds,
\b O N OT I N TER FE R E.If v ic tim  C AN NOT b re ath e,
co ugh o r m ak e s o unds, 
a sk  if  y o u c an  h elp .	
O pen  th e a ir w ay  a n d c h eck
th e m ou th  fo r o b je cts .
R em ove  th e o b str u ctin g
ob je ct  o n ly  if   y o u  s e e it . G iv e  3 0 c o m pre ssio n s p ush in g
dow n A T L E A ST  \b  in ch es o n  th e
ce n te r o f  th e c h est  P la ce  o n e h an d
on  to p  o f  th e o th er.  P ush  h ard .
• H ave  s o m eo n e c a ll  f o r a n  a m bu la n ce ,  r e sc u e s q u ad  o r E M S.
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a n d o b ese  v ic tim s. 
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•L ea rn  t o  p erfo rm  e m erg en cy  c a re  f o r c h ok in g a n d c a rd io p ulm on ary  r e su sc it a tio n  ( C P R ).
•\f o r C P R  t r a in in g in fo rm atio n ,  c a ll  y o u r lo ca l \b m eric a n  H ea rt \b ss o cia tio n  o r
\b m eric a n  R ed  C ro ss c h ap te r.	
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o bje ct is  f o rc e d  o ut,
v ic tim  c an  b re ath e
ag ain ,  o r v ic tim
b eco m es u nco nsc io us	
R ep eat s te p s 1 ,  2  a n d 3  u ntil  v ic tim  s ta rts  b re ath in g o r u ntil  e m erg en cy m ed ic al  h elp  a rriv e s.
Sen d s o m eo n e to  c a ll  9 11 a n d g et  th e A uto m ate d  E xte rn al  D efib rilla to r ( A ED ).
I \f  Y O U \b RE \b LO NE,  p erfo rm  5  s e ts  o f  3 0 c o m pre ssio n s a n d \b  b re ath s b efo re  
le av in g to  c a ll  9 11.  F o llo w  th ese  s te p s.	
W it h  th e a ir w ay  o p en ,
atte m pt  to  g iv e  T W O b re ath s.
If  u n su cce ssfu l,  r e tu rn  to
c o m pre ssio n s.	
C ON SC IO US V IC TIM	
C \fO KIN G	
UN CON SC IO US V IC TIM  State of Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health