Jessica is helping a friend dislodge a piece of meat from her throat. She delivers five blows on her friend’s back with her fist and then gives him five abdominal thrusts. Is Jessica doing the procedure correctly?

No. For a conscious person who is choking, give five firm back blows using the heel of your hand between the shoulder blades, then give five abdominal thrusts. Jessica has the right sequence, but using her fist is not the recommended way to deliver the back blows. The correct choice is “use the heel of her hand for the blows.”

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