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Airway Obstruction
(Adult)
Airway Obstruction May
Be Caused By:
• Tongue
Airway Obstruction May
Be Caused By:
• Foreign Bodies
Airway Obstruction May
Be Caused By:
• Swelling of the upper airway
Airway Obstruction May
Be Caused By:
• Trauma to the airway
Basic Level Treatment
• Initial Assessment (protocol 2.1.1)
• Airway Assessment (protocol 2.1.2)
Basic Level Treatment
• If foreign body airway
obstruction, apply abdominal
thrusts if airway is occluded
• Chest thrusts if pregnant or
obese
• Encourage coughing if
partial obstruction
• Attach monitor and pulse ox