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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. Choking - Wikipedia

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    First aid for choking infants alternates a cycle of special back blows (five back slaps) followed by special chest thrusts (five adapted chest compressions). Left: 'Back blows for infants', the baby receives the slaps being carefully held and slightly placed upside-down; a support under the chest is recommended.

  4. 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.

  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. 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]