Brain Test 5 Level 72

Overview

This is a first-aid puzzle spread across five notebook pages. The main page reads "He is choking on his food! Help!" and shows a bald boy in a yellow shirt sitting at a round table, looking panicked with his mouth open. On the table are a plate of spaghetti, a sausage, a pink sausage, a pencil, and a small notebook. A vacuum cleaner sits on the floor to the right side of the room. The overall approach is to help the boy dislodge the food stuck in his throat, either by performing a Heimlich-style belly press or by using the vacuum cleaner as a suction tool.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 3

Step-by-Step Solution

1. First, recognize that the boy is choking. The food is stuck in his throat, and simply giving him water or patting his back from the front will not work.
2. Look at the vacuum cleaner on the right side of the room. It is plugged in and ready. Drag the vacuum hose over to the boy's mouth or throat. The suction will pull the stuck food out of his airway.
3. Alternatively, you can perform the Heimlich maneuver by pressing firmly on his upper abdomen from behind. Drag your hand (or use the available object) to apply upward pressure just below his ribcage. Repeat the thrusts until the food pops out.
4. If the first attempt does not work, try again with more force. The boy may cough or sputter, but once the food is dislodged, his expression changes from panic to relief.
5. After the food pops out, give the boy a moment to recover. He may cough a few times, but that is normal. Do not immediately give him more food or water until he has fully caught his breath.
6. On later rounds, the choking object might be a grape or a piece of meat, and the vacuum cleaner might be in a different location. Always look for the most powerful suction tool available — it is always the fastest solution.
7. Once the food is removed and the boy can breathe normally, a green checkmark appears over the plate of food on the table to confirm the level is complete.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle is about recognizing a choking emergency and applying the right response. The vacuum cleaner is an unconventional but effective tool — it provides strong suction that can dislodge a stuck piece of food. The table objects (pencil, notebook, sausage) are just scenery; they are not medical tools.
The optimal strategy is to use the vacuum cleaner because it is the most powerful tool on the page. Alternatives like giving him more food or patting his back gently do not generate enough force. The level tests whether you can think creatively about what tools are available in the room, not just whether you know what a Heimlich maneuver is.
On later rounds, the choking object may be different — a grape, a piece of meat, or a coin — but the solution remains the same: use the vacuum suction or abdominal thrusts. If the vacuum hose does not reach, drag the vacuum unit closer to the boy first, then apply the hose to his mouth. The key is generating sudden, strong suction to pull the obstructing object out of the airway.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not try to feed him more food to wash it down; that will only make the choking worse.
• Do not pat him gently on the back; you need firm, focused pressure or suction to dislodge the stuck food.
• Do not ignore the vacuum cleaner; it is the key tool for solving this level, not just background decoration.