🔍 Key Concepts

• Airway burns can quickly swell and block breathing • In any emergency, airway, breathing, circulation (ABC) priorities guide treatment order • Some treatments are comfort measures while others are life-saving interventions

💭 Think About

• Which option directly protects the person’s ability to breathe if their throat starts to swell? • Which choices could safely be done later, after you are sure the person can keep breathing? • If swelling suddenly worsens, which action would matter most in the first few minutes?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option is an immediate life-saving action versus comfort care • Consider that airway burns can lead to rapid obstruction of the airway • Ask: if I delay this action, could the victim’s airway close before help arrives?