Hei

mli
chmaneuv
er
I
ntr
oduct
ionTheHei
mli
chmaneuv
eri
sal
i
fe-
sav
ingf
ir
stai
dmet
hodusedi
nsuf
focat
ing
emer
genci
es.I
tisconsi
der
edsaf
etoper
for
m onl
yforpeopl
ewhocannotbr
eat
heont
hei
r
own.

Whendoweusei
t?

I
tisusedt
otr
eatupperai
rwayobst
ruct
ion(
orobst
ruct
ion)byf
orei
gnobj
ect
s.

Whydoweusei
t?

Thi
ssi
mpl
eact
ionexpel
sfoodoranyot
herf
orei
gnobj
ectf
rom aper
son'
sai
rwaywhent
hey
ar
echoki
ng,
incr
easi
ngpr
essur
eont
heabdomenandchestunt
ilt
hest
uckobj
ecti
sexpel
l
ed.

St
eps

1-Det
ermi
newhet
hert
heper
soni
sreal
l
ychoki
ng.Hei
mli
chshoul
donl
ybeper
for
medona
choki
ngper
son.Aper
sonwhoi
schoki
ngusual
l
yput
sthei
rhandsar
oundar
ing,
soi
fyou
not
icesomeonedoi
ngt
his,
lookf
oranyot
hersi
gnsofchoki
ng.

2-Hei
mli
chmaneuv
er.Tel
ltheper
sonwhoi
schoki
ngt
haty
ouwoul
dli
ket
ohel
phi
m orherby
per
for
mingt
heHei
mli
chmaneuv
er.

3-Wr
apy
ourar
msar
oundt
hechoki
ngper
son'
swai
st.St
andwi
thy
ourl
egsapar
ttobet
ter
suppor
tyourbody
,thengent
lywr
apy
ourar
msar
oundt
hechoki
ngper
son'
swai
standl
ean
t
hem f
orwar
dsl
i
ght
ly.

4-Used)Thenpl
acey
ourf
istbel
owt
heper
son’
sri
bcagebutabov
ethenav
el,
thenwr
apt
he
ot
herhandar
oundy
ourf
ist
.

5-Theabdomenbypr
essi
nghar
dandqui
ckl
yont
heabdomen.Pul
lthehandsi
nwar
dand
upwar
d,appl
yi
ngpr
essur
easi
ftr
yingt
oli
ftt
heper
sonof
fthegr
ound.[
5]Maket
he
compr
essi
onsf
astandst
rong.Dof
iveabdomi
nal
compr
essi
onsi
nqui
cksuccessi
on.I
fthe
bodyi
snotexpel
l
edf
rom t
heai
rway
,dof
iveaddi
ti
onal
compr
essi
ons.

6-Hi
tthechoki
ngper
sonont
heback.I
ftheobj
ectdoesnotcl
eart
heai
rwayusi
ngt
he
Hei
mli
chmaneuv
er,
patt
heper
sonont
heback.Makef
ivebl
owsont
heper
son'
sbackwi
tht
he
heel
oft
hehandi
nthear
eabet
weent
heshoul
derbl
ades.

Pr
esshar
dtor
emov
etheobj
ect
,asi
trequi
ressuf
fi
cientf
orcet
oremov
eit
.Whi
l
eli
mit
ing
f
orcet
othehands,
donotappl
ypr
essur
etot
hear
eaar
oundt
hei
njur
edper
son'
sri
bcageor
abdomen.