Trauma and Pregnancy Therapeutic Management: Choking: Chest Thrusts for the Pregnant Woman: To relieve tracheal aspiration: For conscious Victim in Supine Position: Plan and Principle: 2:

Plan: Follow Steps 2 and 3 as with standing victim (proper placing sa thumb, palm, and heel and then exert force or push) Principle: Compression of the chest forces the object lodged in the airway to move upward. Chest compression can be as effective in the supine position as in the standing position.