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You received a call from your neighbor,

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You received a call from your neighbor, he had a 12-month-old baby boy who suddenly chock with a candy. When you arrive you find the baby unconscious. Of the following, the NEXT proper action is to


  1. open airway and give rescue breathing
  2. give 5 back blows
  3. give chest thrusts
  4. a series of 5 back blows and chest thrusts
  5. perform endotracheal intubation

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(A). A history consistent with foreign-body aspiration is considered diagnostic. Any child in the proper setting with the sudden onset of choking, stridor, or wheezing has foreign body aspiration until proven otherwise. The choice A is the best answer as the child start to show signs of respiratory distress with borderline 02 sat. The choice B is the next appropriate action while encourage coughing may be appropriate at home when no respiratory distress is there.

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