Leerjet 35/36 Developed for Training Purposes 7-5
February 1998
Emergency Information
Choking
If victim can cough or speak:
Q
encourage continued coughing
Q
provide oxygen if available.
If victim cannot cough or speak
Q
perform Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts):
1. stand behind victim; wrap arms around victim’s waist
2. place fist of one hand (knuckles up) in upper abdo-
men*
3. grasp fist with opposite hand
4. press fist into upper abdomen* with quick, inward and-
upward thrusts
5. perform maneuver until foreign body is expelled
Q
provide supplemental oxygen if available.
*If victim is pregnant or obese, perform chest thrusts instead of
abdominal thrusts.
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Reproduced with permission. © MedAire, Inc.
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