| Respiratory Distress | | If the choking conscious person is too big or pregnant |
| Respiratory arrest | | Breathing becomes difficult |
| Electrocution | | Can result in the tongue swelling and closing the airway |
| Sign of breathing emergency | | Narrowing of the air passages |
| Asthma | | Swallowing small objects |
| Emphysema | | Damage to the air Sacs |
| Bronchitis | | Severe allergic reaction |
| Hyperventilation | | Given to self or a person in a wheelchair for choking |
| Allergic reaction | | Dulls the nerves used to swollow |
| Anaphylactic Shock | | Slow or rapid breathing |
| Choking | | Breathing stops |
| Back Blows/Abdominal Thrusts | | Position to give an infant back blows |
| Chest thrusts | | A cause of respiratory distress |
| Abdominal thrusts | | Airway has been blocked by a foreign object |
| Face down | | Eating while talking |
| Rescue Breaths | | Over ten minutes |
| Possible brain damage | | Breathing faster and more shallowly than normal |
| Irreversible brain damage | | Between 4-6 minutes |
| Alcohol | | Poorly chewed food |
| Adult common cause of choking | | Given to a victim when they stop breathing |
| Child common cause of choking | | 5 each is an effective way to clear the obstruction |
| Infant common cause of choking | | Bronchial tubes are swollen and irritated |