Helmich Manoeuvre

Heimlich Maneuver

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Heimlich Maneuver

Heimlich Maneuver

Heimlich maneuver 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

Caused by

Choking
Blockage of food or foreign object that prevent oxygen from entering the lungs and head to brain damage

Procedure

Heimlich Maneuver Procedure

Importance

To dislodge the object stuck in the airways of the choky victim
Enable the victim to breathe again

Heimlich Maneuver

2.2

Heimlich Maneuver

Heimlich Maneuver

Heimlich maneuver 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

Caused by

Choking
Blockage of food or foreign object that prevent oxygen from entering the lungs and head to brain damage

Procedure

Heimlich Maneuver Procedure

Importance

To dislodge the object stuck in the airways of the choky victim
Enable the victim to breathe again