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abdominal thrusts/heimlich for those less than 1 year old: 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
Abdominal thrusts are not used any more for unconscious choking
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Pregnant women.
Perform the 5 back blows, then the 5 abdominal thrusts. Repeat until the object is dislodged or they go unconscious.
possibly abdominal thrusts
thrusting inward and upward into the abdomen
Abdominal thrusts, the Heimlich Manoeuvre.
They are now known as the abdominal thrusts. You try to dislodge something from a person's throat.
Abdominal thrusts are not used any more for unconscious choking. Perform chest compressions just like in CPR instead of abdominal thrusts.
The Heimlich Maneuver is a process using abdominal thrusts to dislodge obstructions in the throat causing choking.
Abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver)