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Heimlich Maneuver |
| Definition |
Heimlich manoeuvre is an emergency procedure that is carried out to save an individual who is choking. |
| Situation |
- Holding the neck with both hands
- Unable to speak or cough
- Skin, lips and nails appear bluish or blackish
- Difficulty in breathing
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| Caused by |
- Choking
- Blockage of food or foreign object that prevent oxygen from entering the lungs and head to brain damage
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| Procedure |
- Stand at the back of the victim
- Put your arms around the victim and clench a fist with your right hand
- Place your fist between the navel and ribs of the victim
- Press and jerk upwards
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| Importance |
- To dislodge the object stuck in the airways of the choky victim
- Enable the victim to breathe again
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