Happy day 2 of CPR/AED Awareness week! Yesterday we brought you spelling bee news, today we make the logical jump to quizzes.

From Claire Johnson, Communications and Marketing colleague here at Red Cross headquarters:

Have you ever experienced someone choking? I have, and my instincts failed me.

We were in college at our apartment during a break from class. Mike and Carl and I were in the kitchen making turkey breast sandwiches for lunch. Carl took a bite of turkey breast just as Mike jokingly hit him on the back. The timing was bad and Carl began to choke.

Carl was coughing unproductively and unable to speak. I stood there stunned, shocked, and unable to move. Honestly, I didn’t even think to call 911. Mike’s instincts were much better than mine though. Mike came to Carl’s help and began giving him abdominal thrusts. Thankfully, the thrusts worked and within 30 seconds of the whole thing was over.

Mike had been trained in CPR and I had not. We are so lucky that Mike had been trained.

Are your instincts better than mine? Take this quiz to find out.

You can sharpen your instincts by getting CPR certified. You might save a friend or a stranger.

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