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What should you do if a choking person becomes unresponsive?

Call 911 and start CPR.

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  1. Give water
  2. Call 911 and start CPR ✔
  3. Place them in recovery position

Why: Once a choking person is unresponsive, CPR is needed. Send someone to call 911 and begin compressions.

Huh, didn't know that: A trained responder looks for a visible object before breaths and never performs a blind finger sweep.

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Answer: Call 911 and start CPR. Once a choking person is unresponsive, CPR is needed. Send someone to call 911 and begin compressions.

  1. American Red Cross Adult and Child Choking www.redcross.org/take-a-class/resources/learn-first-aid/adult-child-choking
    begin CPR (starting with compressions)
    Checked 2026-10-21.

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