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Understanding Choking CPR Video
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Video at a Glance
- This video discusses modified CPR for unconscious choking victims.
- If the victim is unconscious, call 911 then begin modified CPR.
- During CPR, ventilation will push the obstruction farther down. Sometimes, the rescuer may deliberately ventilate in order to push the obstruction into one lung, allowing proper ventilation into the other lung and saving the patient.
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