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, choking first aid, adult, child over 1 year, heimlich maneuver, adult, child over 1 year, choking, someone can't breathe, food, a toy, object is blocking the airway, throat, windpipe, a choking person's airway completely, partially blocked, a complete blockage, urgent medical emergency, a partial obstruction, quickly, become life threatening person, loses the ability to breathe in, out sufficiently, oxygen, permanent brain damage, occur in, 4 minutes, rapid first aid, choking, save a life, eating too fast, failing to chew food well enough, eating, improperly fitted dentures, alcohol consumption, a small amount, alcohol affects awareness, unconscious, stuporous persons, inhale vomited material, small objects inhaled by young children, trauma, head, face, swelling, blood, cause choking, universal distress signal, choking is grabbing the throat, the hand, danger signs, inability to speak, weak, ineffective coughing, noisy breathing, high-pitched sounds inhaling, difficulty breathing, bluish skin color, loss of consciousness, blockage is not cleared, how to perform the heimlich manuever, first ask, "are choking, speak, ", not perform first aid person is coughing forcefully, able to speak, a strong cough, dislodge the object, stand behind the person, wrap arms around the person's waist, make a fist, one hand, place the thumb side of fist, above the person's navel, well below the breastbone, grasp the fist, hand, make quick, upward, inward thrusts, fist, continue these thrusts, object is dislodged, victim, loses consciousness, person, loses consciousness, lower the person, floor, tell someone to begin cpr, something blocking the airway, try to remove it, pregnant, obese people, wrap arms around the person's chest, place fist on the middle, the breastbone between the nipples, make firm, backward thrusts, not interfere person is coughing forcefully, able to speak, able to breathe in, out adequately, ready to act immediately person's symptoms worsen, not try to grasp, pull out the object person is conscious, person is choking, tell someone to call 911 begin first aid, alone, shout, object is successfully dislodged, person should see a doctor, complications, arise, days following a choking episode, doctor immediately person develops symptoms of wheezing, persistent cough, pneumonia, could indicate that the object entered the lung instead of expelled, eat slowly, chew food thoroughly, make sure dentures fit properly, don't drink too much alcohol, eating, keep small objects away from young children, murray, jf, textbook of respiratory medicine, 3rd ed, philadelphia, pa, saunders, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, 2002.