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Heimlich Maneuver

2.2 Heimlich Manoeuvre
 
Heimlich Manoeuvre
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
 
Caused by
  • Choking 
  • Blockage of food or foreign object that prevent oxygen from entering the lungs and head to brain damage
 
Procedure
 

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

 

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Heimlich Maneuver

2.2 Heimlich Manoeuvre
 
Heimlich Manoeuvre
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
 
Caused by
  • Choking 
  • Blockage of food or foreign object that prevent oxygen from entering the lungs and head to brain damage
 
Procedure
 

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

 

The views expressed in the notes here are those of the contributor and don’t necessarily represent the views of pandai.
Chapter : Emergency Help
Topic : Helmich Manoeuvre
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