Safety and emergenciesQuestion 1085 of 1700
A choking resident cannot cough, speak, or breathe. What should you do?
- Wait to see if the resident coughs it up
- Offer water to wash it down
- Give abdominal thrusts right away
- Go find the nurse and come back
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Correct answer: Give abdominal thrusts right away
A person who cannot cough, speak, or breathe needs help at once.
Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 3.2: Emergency Situations
Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026