Heimlich Maneuver First Aid Procedure PDF

According to the Red Cross if someone its choking one should follow the “five-and-five” approach to delivering first aid: + Deliver five blows (firm but not harmful): lean the choking person forward and place five firm blows to the back between the shoulder blades with the heel of your ha...

According to the Red Cross if someone its choking one should follow the “five-and-five” approach to delivering first aid: + Deliver five blows (firm but not harmful): lean the choking person forward and place five firm blows to the back between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand. « Perform the “Heimlich” maneuver — see instruction below. » Repeat until the blockage is dislodged. If you're the only rescuer, perform the above before calling 911 for first aid. If someone else is available, have that person call while you perform first aid. To perform the Heimlich maneuver on another adult: - Stand behind the person. Wrap your arms around their waist. Tip the person forward slightly. « Make a fist with one hand. Position it slightly above the person's navel. - Grasp the fist with the other hand. Press hard into the abdomen with a quick, upward thrust — as if trying to lift the person. - Perform a total of five abdominal thrusts if needed. Repeat the “five-and-five” cycle as necessary. To perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself: » Place a fist slightly above your navel. - Grasp your fist with the other hand and bend over a hard surface. - Shove your fist inward and upward. To perform the Heimlich maneuver on a pregnant woman or obese person, the only difference is your hands should be placed higher at the base of the breast-bone, just above the joining of the lowest ribs. To perform the Heimlich maneuver on an unconscious person: -« Lower the person to their back on the floor. + Clear the airway. If the object is visible reach a finger into the 125