Heimlich maneuver Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Heimlich maneuver and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver Stand behind the victim, and wrap your arms around her waist. Grasp your fist with your other hand.Make a fist with one of your hands, and place the thumb side of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, slightly above the navel and well below ribs and breastbone.Grab your fist with your other hand.Press your fist into the victim's abdomen with a quick upward thrust and repeat until the obstructing object is dislodged. | View Page |
| Before Performing Heimlich Maneuver If you encounter a conscious choking victim, ask if he or she can speak. If the victim can speak or cough forcefully, he or she is moving air. Do not do anything to interfere with the effort to cough out the obstructing object. If the victim is conscious but cannot speak, tell her you are going to try to help, and ask permission to proceed. Only after you have followed the above procedure, you may attempt the Heimlich maneuver. | View Page |
| The Heimlich Maneuver The Heimlich Maneuver is used to clear food or other material obstructing a conscious victim's airway.An airway obstruction is most likely to occur during a meal.The victim will appear to be choking, often grabbing her throat with her hands, and cannot speak.The Heimlich maneuver can dislodge the obstructing object by forcing air from the lungs through the airway. | View Page |
| Caution This variation of the Heimlich maneuver should not be performed on infants less than one year of age.All choking victims should have a medical examination, since choking and first aid for choking can result in injuries. | View Page |