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- If a conscious choking person is too big for you to reach around, is obviously pregnant or is known to be pregnant, give chest thrusts instead. Position your hands slightly higher for a pregnant woman.
- Chest thrusts for a conscious adult are like abdominal thrusts, except for the placement of your hands.
- For chest thrusts, place your fist against the center of the person’s breastbone.
- Then grab your fist with your other hand and give quick thrusts into the chest.
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