critical care medicine
How To Do the Heimlich Maneuver in the Conscious Adult or Child
Additional Considerations for Heimlich Maneuver
These rapid first aid procedures are done immediately wherever the person is choking. Use of significant, abrupt force is appropriate for these maneuvers. However, clinical judgment is needed to avoid excessive forces that can cause injury. The Heimlich maneuver is well-known and widely used. However, chest thrusts and back blows may produce higher airway pressures. More than one maneuver may be used in succession if the initial maneuver fails to remove the obstructing object. 