A patient is choking. The person is conscious and can cough. Which action is needed?
A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
B) Perform abdominal thrusts.
C) Encourage the person to cough forcefully.
D) Place the person in the recovery position.

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Encourage the person to cough forcefully. If the person is conscious and can cough, encourage them to keep coughing to try and dislodge the object. Do not perform abdominal thrusts on a conscious person as this can cause further injury. Only perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the person becomes unconscious. Placing the person in the recovery position is not necessary in this scenario.

A Patient Is Choking