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2. Choking emergency? How to do the Heimlich maneuver - AOL

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   The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid method recommended by most health organizations, which uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge an obstruction from a person’s windpipe. Boy, 8, Saves Choking ...

3. Abdominal thrusts - Wikipedia

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   Heimlich maneuver, also known as Abdominal thrusts or Heimlich manoeuvre, is a first-aid procedure used to treat upper-airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. American doctor Henry Heimlich is often credited for its discovery.

4. Choking - Wikipedia

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   For a conscious choking victim, [32] most institutions such as the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the NHS, [33] recommend the same general protocol of first-aid: encouraging the victim to cough, followed by hard back slaps (as described forward). If these attempts are not effective, the procedure continues with abdominal ...

5. Choking rescue training devices - Wikipedia

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   Choking rescue training devices are choking simulation equipment used by first aid learners to prepare for dealing with real world choking scenarios. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They have been approved and used by the European Resuscitation Council , [ 3 ] St John Ambulance , [ 4 ] and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement . [ 5 ]

6. Researchers outline how to save yourself from choking if you ...

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   The thought of choking, especially when there's no one there to help, is terrifying. Unfortunately, that fear is not unfounded: choking is the cause of thousands of deaths per year. A new article ...

7. Life support - Wikipedia

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   Other types of basic life support include relief from choking (which can be done by using the Heimlich maneuver), staunching of bleeding by direct compression and elevation above the heart (and if necessary, pressure on arterial pressure points and the use of a manufactured or improvised tourniquet), first aid, and the use of an automated ...