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Show CHOKING "CAFE CORONARY" SAVE A LIFE Know the HEIMLICH MANEUVER Thousands of people die in our country each year from choking on food and other objects. Each death is a needless one. The choking victim cannot speak because his windpipe is blocked. ASK are you choking? so victim can nod. KNOW THESE LIFE SAVING MANEUVERS! At& i r , STANDING Hjf VX V,CT,M U - " Jl Jfcw,Wfclffi QUICK tNWARD, hjf and UPWARD Hj) Pi L ' V COMPRESSION jjr l I DON'T HUG OR SQUEEZE- Quick com-I com-I 1 J pression forces air out of lung tnd 4 J if pops food or other obiect out of wind- fli pipe. Repeat this maneuver until suc- J I I ' UrS cs1ul breathing is resumed, I IN CHILDREN LESS FORCE IS NEEDED If the victim has already co l lapsed, or if the rescuer is small, Ll 4 I the maneuver can best be ac- J A complished with the victim ly Vy W I mg on his back as shown. Place jt i I hands on victim as shown and it M" J I apply quick, inward and upward tLfS Mt J I compression I,"C ''M V il " I Tips on how to use Heimlich maneuver BOUNTIFUL Since its inception, the Heimlich maneuver has been credited with saving thousands of lives throughout the country, including a couple of tots recently in Davis County. Here are some tips on the procedure, compiled in an Emergency Handbook Hand-book distributed by the staff Lakeview Hospital. Meat is the most common food that adults choke on. A variety of other foods may also lead to blockage of the wind pipe. Choking on food usually results from chewing large pieces, denture problems or excessive alcohol intake. When a person starts choking the first step in helping them is to ask them if they can breath. When the victim can speak or cough forcefully, then they have a good air exchange and they should be encouraged to continue their coughing efforts. The rescuer should not interfere with the victim's attempts to expel the foreign object or food as long as there is good air exchange. Do not slap the victim's back, as this may lodge the foreign object deeper in the air passage, states the Lakeview Emergency Handbook. If the choking victim cannot speak or cough, then the air exchange is cut off. Their skin color might turn blue or purple, and there will be an exaggerated exag-gerated effort to breath; the victim might start clutching at his throat. In this case, the rescuer must immediately perform the Heimlich maneuver, which is illustrated above. In the event that a choking victim is a child, use an abdominal thrust with ' only one hand. With small babies, the rescuer should use their extended index in-dex and middle fingers, instead of their fists, when performing the Heimlich maneuver. This protects the babies ribs. With pregnant women or obese person, chest compressions should be used instead of abdominal thrusts. A person can perform the Heimlich maneuver on themselves be performing perform-ing the abdominal thrusts on themselves. The person can press their fist into their abdomen with a quick upward thrust. They person can also lean forward and press their abdomen quickly over a firm object such as the back of a chair or the edge of counter. |
