Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency technique for preventing suffocation when a person's airway (windpipe) becomes blocked by a piece of food or other object.
See also:
Choking (for conscious infant under 1 year) Choking (for conscious adult or child over 1 year) Choking (for unconscious adult or child over 1 year) Heimlich maneuver on self
Alternative Names
Choking - Heimlich maneuver; Abdominal thrusts
Considerations
The Heimlich maneuver can be used safely on both adults and children, but most experts do not recommend it for infants less than 1 year old. You can also perform the maneuver on yourself.
Causes
Images
Heimlich maneuver on infant
Heimlich maneuver on an adult
Choking
Heimlich maneuver on conscious child
Heimlich maneuver on infant
Heimlich maneuver on adult
Heimlich maneuver on infant
Heimlich maneuver on conscious child
Review Date: 07/08/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. 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)
