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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. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   The protocol was originally developed as a memory aid for rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the most widely known use of the initialism is in the care of the unconscious or unresponsive patient, although it is also used as a reminder of the priorities for assessment and treatment of patients in many acute medical and trauma ...

4. Recovery position - Wikipedia

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   The earliest recognition that placing unconscious patients on their side would prevent obstruction of the airway was by Robert Bowles, a doctor at the Victoria Hospital in Folkestone, England. [4] In 1891 he presented a paper with the title 'On Stertor, Apoplexy, and the Management of the Apoplectic State' in relation to stroke patients with ...

5. Coma - Wikipedia

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   A person in a coma is said to be in an unconscious state. Perspectives on personhood , identity and consciousness come into play when discussing the metaphysical and bioethical views on comas. It has been argued that unawareness should be just as ethically relevant and important as a state of awareness and that there should be metaphysical ...

6. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is a part of most protocols for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) [6] [7] making it an essential skill for first aid. In some situations, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is also performed separately, for instance in near- drowning and opiate overdoses.

7. Medical aid in dying relieves suffering for terminally ill ...

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   Medical aid in dying relieves two kinds of suffering: the first is the physical pain. But the second is the psychic pain of fearing a drawn-out death.