TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 5-01-1 (continued)
3 To dislodge any foreign object, use a hooking
motion with your index finger from the base of
the victim's tongue along the inside of the
cheek.
(d) Open the victim’s airway.
1 Place your hand on victim’s forehead.
2 Place fingers of your other hand under the bony
part of victim’s chin. (Do not put pressure
under chin).
3 Tilt victim’s head and lift jaw (do not close
their mouth).
4 Place ear over victim’s mouth and nose.
5 Look at the chest; listen and feel for breathing
for 3-5 seconds.
(e) If the victim is not breathing, say, “Not breathing”
so someone will get help, then give breaths.
1 Pinch nose.
2 Open your mouth.
3 Take a deep breath.
4 Make an airtight seal around the victim’s mouth.
5 Give 2 full breaths, each lasting 1-1½ seconds.
(Pause between each breath.)
(f) If unsuccessful, perform abdominal thrusts.
1 Straddle victim’s thighs.
2 Place heel of one hand slightly above the navel
and below tip of breastbone.
3 Place the other hand directly on top (interlock
fingers) and push into person’s abdomen with
quick upward thrusts 6 to 10 times.
4 Continue sequence until person breathes, you are
exhausted, another trained individual relieves
you, or medical assistance arrives.
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