When you give care to an adult who is conscious and choking where should position your fist abdominal thrusts?

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is conscious and choking, position your fist between the person's navel and rib cage.

- Stand behind the person.

- Wrap your arms around the person's waist.

- Clench one fist and place it between the person's navel and rib cage.

- Grasp your fist with your other hand and quickly pull in an upward motion

- Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled or the person becomes unconscious.

- If the person becomes unconscious, begin CPR.

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