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airway Is
If someone • Act quickly
Severe • Follow the steps to
• Cannot breathe or
• Has a cough that has help a choking adult
no sound or
• Cannot talk or make
a sound or
• Makes the choking
sign
FYI: If someone is choking, he might use the choking sign (holding the neck with
The Choking Sign one or both hands}.
Figure 12. The choking sign:
holding the neck with one or
both hands.
How to Help a Chokmg Adult
Definitions and When someone has severe choking, give thrusts slightly above the belly button.
Key Facts These thrusts are sometimes called the Heimlich maneuver. Like a cough, each
thrust pushes air from the lungs. This can help remove an object that is block-
ing the airway.
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airway Is
If someone • Act quickly
Severe • Follow the steps to
• Cannot breathe or
• Has a cough that has help a choking adult
no sound or
• Cannot talk or make
a sound or
• Makes the choking
sign
FYI: If someone is choking, he might use the choking sign (holding the neck with
The Choking Sign one or both hands}.
Figure 12. The choking sign:
holding the neck with one or
both hands.
How to Help a Chokmg Adult
Definitions and When someone has severe choking, give thrusts slightly above the belly button.
Key Facts These thrusts are sometimes called the Heimlich maneuver. Like a cough, each
thrust pushes air from the lungs. This can help remove an object that is block-
ing the airway.
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