Whats that thing called when your choking and you need to save yourself??!


Question: Whats that thing called when your choking and you need to save yourself!?!?
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heimlich maneuver

USED FOR Choking!.!.

Choking because of an obstructed airway is a leading cause of accidental death!. If a choking person is not coughing or is unable to speak, that's your cue to perform the Heimlich maneuver immediately!. Here are a few steps to help save a choking victim!.

heres how it works

Ask the choking person to stand if he or she is sitting!.
Step2 Place yourself slightly behind the standing victim!.
Step3Reassure the victim that you know the Heimlich maneuver and are going to help!.
Step4 Place your arms around the victim's waist!.
Step5 Make a fist with one hand and place your thumb toward the victim, just above his or her belly button!.
Step6 Grab your fist with your other hand!.
Step7 Deliver five upward squeeze-thrusts into the abdomen!.
Step8Make each squeeze-thrust strong enough to dislodge a foreign body!.
Step9Understand that your thrusts make the diaphragm move air out of the victim's lungs, creating a kind of artificial cough!.
Step10Keep a firm grip on the victim, since he or she can lose consciousness and fall to the ground if the Heimlich maneuver is not effective!.
Step11Repeat the Heimlich maneuver until the foreign body is expelled!.
Tips & Warnings
If a victim is coughing strongly or able to talk, let the person try to expel the foreign body using his or her own efforts!.

If the choking victim displays a weak or ineffective cough, this indicates that air exchange is minimal and that you should start the Heimlich maneuver!.

Teach your family the universal choking sign--clutching the throat!. Encourage everyone you know to become familiar with this sign and use it when choking!.

To avoid breaking bones, never place your hands on the victim's breastbone or lower rib cage when performing the Heimlich maneuver!.

If choking persists, call 911 immediately!. This information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Heimlich Technique!.

The first answer only told you how to do it to someone else but if your choking and you need to save yourself you use the corner of a chair and you push it aginst your upper stomach until the unwanted item is removed from your system!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Heimlich maneuver!. However, it is usually used by someone trying to save another person who is choking!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I believe its called the heimlich maneuver/move/techniqueWww@Answer-Health@Com

Heimlich technique!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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