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
 

 

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