ABSTRACT. Back blows produce less pressure than the Heimlich maneuvers in seated subjects. In addition, back blows throw the head and neck forward and upward due to straightening the spine. Such blows theoretically can displace supraglottic foreign bodies further downward and backward into the throat or larynx. Pediatrics 70-113-119. 1982; choking, abdominal thrust, back blows. ### ACKNOW...

Panel recommendations (1985 American Heart Association panel on Foreign Body Airway Obstruction): Two major considerations directed the panel discussions: (I) Is there one method of treatment that can be accepted as being at least as effective and as safe as any other being taught and used presently? (2) If so, is it likely that incorporation of only this one method of treatment would ben...

First known article containing claim that backblows are dangerous.

The American Heart Association and American Red Cross have become aware of recent reports of changes in how to best relieve choking in conscious adults. These reports emphasize the new American Red Cross recommendation to use back slaps (back blows) as the first line of treatment and the American Heart Association’s recommendation to use abdominal thrusts as the first line treatment....For man...

One of the most ardent promoters of the use of the Heimlich maneuver for near-drowning rescue is Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune writer Sue Gerard who writes a homespun column called "Granny's Notes." Between 1997-2005, the Tribune published numerous columns and letters to the editor by Gerard. Begininng in 2005, Tribune editors were repeatedly informed of the medical issues and dangers associa...

Erudite, witty, critical analysis on the evidence and marketing of the Heimlich maneuver by the late Dr. Joseph Redding published in Critical Care Medicine, October 1979.