Foreign Body Airway Obstruction - Flowchart
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Foreign body airway obstruction in an adult

Foreign body airway obstruction in an adult

Foreign body airway obstruction in an adult

Encourage to contiue coughing

Encourage to contiue coughing

Encourage to contiue coughing

Assess severity

Assess severity

Assess severity

Severe airway obstruction (coughing ineffective or impossible)

Severe airway obstruction (coughing ineffective or impossible)

Severe airway obstruction

Mild airway obstruction (effective coughing)

Mild airway obstruction (effective coughing)

Mild airway obstruction

End

End

End

Unconscious victim


Check/clear mouth and pharynx
Begin CPR (30:2)

Unconscious victim


Check/clear mouth and pharynx
Begin CPR (30:2)


Check/clear mouth and pharynx
Begin CPR (30:2) Unconscious victim

Conscious victim


Lean the victim forwards
Give up to five sharp blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
If the five back blows do not help, give up to five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre)

Conscious victim


Lean the victim forwards
Give up to five sharp blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
If the five back blows do not help, give up to five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre)


Lean the victim forwards
Give up to five sharp blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
If the five back blows do not help, give up to five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre) Conscious victim