Obstructed airway; Blocked airway

• Cut food into appropriate sizes for small children, and teach them how to chew well.
• Discourage talking, laughing, or playing while food is in the mouth.
• Do not give potentially dangerous foods such as hot dogs, whole grapes, nuts, popcorn, or hard candy to children under age 3.
• Keep small objects out of the reach of young children.

Thomas SH, White BA. Foreign bodies. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 57.

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Heimlich maneuver on an adult

Heimlich maneuver on infant

Heimlich maneuver on oneself

Heimlich maneuver on conscious child

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Heimlich maneuver on infant

Heimlich maneuver on adult

Heimlich maneuver on infant

Heimlich maneuver on conscious child

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Foreign object Treatment

Review Date: 01/04/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)