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Procedure #8
CNA Procedure: Choking
Step Number | Step |
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Step 1 | Call for nurse and stay with resident. |
Step 2 | Ask if resident can speak or cough. |
Step 3 | If not able to speak or cough, move behind resident and slide arms under resident's armpits. |
Step 4 | Place your fist with thumb side against abdomen midway between waist and ribcage. |
Step 5 | Grasp your fist with your other hand. |
Step 6 | Press your fist into abdomen with quick inward and upward thrust. |
Step 7 | Repeat until object is expelled. |
Step 8 | Assist with documentation. |