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

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   Bad Bunny's Hit Song Has ‘Right Tempo’ For Life-saving Cpr, American Heart Association Says In that case, encourage someone exhibiting these signs to continue coughing to dislodge the object.

3. 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 ]

4. Choking - Wikipedia

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   If choking remains unresolved, calling to emergency medical services is vital, but first aid should be continued until they arrive. If a wheelchair-using victim of choking becomes unconscious, anti-choking cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed, which is the same method also used for able-bodied victims of choking. That said ...

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. How to perform CPR - AOL

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   Seeing a person collapse without signs of choking is enough of a reason to assume cardiac arrest and perform CPR, as the chest compressions will likely dislodge any object that's been lodged in ...

7. Life support - Wikipedia

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   Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders ...

8. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

9. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   The CPR mask is the preferred method of ventilating a patient when only one rescuer is available. Many feature 18 mm (0.71 in) inlets to support supplemental oxygen , which increases the oxygen being delivered from the approximate 17% available in the expired air of the rescuer to around 40-50%.