Witnessing someone choking can be a scary experience, but jumping into action can mean the difference between life and death. More often than not, choking happens when someone gets a piece of food (or another small object) stuck in their windpipe.
Abdominal Thrusts, also referred to as the Heimlich maneuver, can help you remove this foreign object and encourage the person to start breathing again. But how do you perform this life-saving action?
Administer abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver). The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency technique that is only to be used on adults or children older than 1 year of age. Do not use the Heimlich maneuver on children under 1 year old.
Steps:
1. Stand behind the choking victim.
2. Put your arms around his waist and lean him forward.[9]
3. Make a fist with your hand and place it directly above the person's navel (belly button) but below the breastbone.
4. Put your other hand on top of your first, then thrust both hands backwards into their stomach with a hard, upward movement.
5. Do this thrusting action up to five times. Check after each thrust to see if the blockage is gone.
6. Begin CPR if the victim loses consciousness.
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