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Does slapping a person on the back when they are choking help?
Slapping a person in the back when they are choking can help, but it can also cause injury. The Heimlich maneuver is always best when a person is choking.
The Heimlich hug is used to help a person who is what?
Choking
What can you do to prevent a vomiting person from choking?
What you do is you lie the person on their side which is meant to stop them choking. I think that's what you do!
Why is choking an emergency?
Choking is a medical emergency. When a person is choking, air cannot reach the lungs. If the airways cannot be cleared, death follows rapidly.
How much blood does a person have who is overweight?
The overweight person have got the same amount of blood. That is five liters in his body. Overweight person has got extra fat in his body, some times extra muscles.
When choking does it help to raise your arms?
No. Do the Heimlick Maneuver.
Why you should approach an unconscious person with care?
You should approach them with care because the person could be having a seizure or they could be choking on an object and you may not realize it if you rush towards them to help
What prevents a person from choking?
An unobstructed airway.
How is choking diagnosed?
Diagnosing choking due to mechanical obstruction is straightforward, since the symptoms are obvious even to an untrained person.
What is the difference between obesity and overweight people?
The difference between an obese person and an overweight person is that an overweight person usually weighs less than an obese person but still needs to lose weight usually somewhere between 20-40lbs of weight.
What do you do to a concoius adult who is choking?
call for help and do the Heimlich remover
What steps can you help some one from choking?
heimlich manuever
