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

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    Next, thrust in an inward and upward motion on the diaphragm. This will force air out of the lungs and remove the blockage. Repeat these abdominal thrusts up to five times, the doctor advised.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Beware Of These Foods That Are Child Choking Hazards - AOL

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    A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that more than 12,000 children end up in the emergency room every year for choking on food and 60 percent of cases involve children ages ...

  5. Abdominal thrusts - Wikipedia

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    A universal sign of choking has been designated as a silent indication from a person who is unable to breathe, and consists of placing both hands on one's own throat while trying to attract the attention of others who might help. [13] The man on the right is performing the universal sign of choking by placing both hands on his throat.

  6. Choking - Wikipedia

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    Sausages are a particularly dangerous food for choking, and may require being cut into small pieces. Choking usually happens by swallowing mouthfuls that are too large or too abundant, and have been badly chewed. To reduce this risk, food is split into pieces of a moderate size, and chewed thoroughly before swallowing.

  7. Henry Heimlich - Wikipedia

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    Henry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited for the discovery of the Heimlich maneuver, [2] a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, [3] first described in 1974. [4]

  8. Video shows amazing moment choking boy saved by Illinois ...

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    Video from a Ring doorbell camera has captured the moment a neighbor saved a 7-year-old from choking in Illinois. In the video, a woman carrying her 7-year-old son named Sebastian walks up to the ...

  9. Pseudodysphagia - Wikipedia

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    The act of swallowing becomes mentally linked with choking or with reduced capacity of the opening of the throat. Pseudodysphagia has a tendency to evolve progressively, as the patient becomes more and more preoccupied with the idea that swallowing will lead to choking, until this anxiety becomes a constant sensation whenever food is being ...