choking, unconscious adult, child over 1 year…

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unconscious heimlich, adult heimlich maneuver, unconcious, heimlich maneuver, unconscious adult, child over 1 year, choking, stoppage, hindrance of breathing by obstruction, the throat, windpipe, oxygen, brain begins to die, 4 to 6 minutes, rapid first aid, choking, save a life, following the expulsion, the object that caused the choking, keep the victim still, get medical help, all choking victims should have a medical examination, complications, choking incident, first aid measures that were taken, occasionally an object, enter the lung instead of expelled, victim, appear to improve, breathe, few days signs, symptoms of a foreign body, in the lung, wheezing, persistent cough, pneumonia, happens, get medical help, eating, eating, laughing, eating, improperly fitted dentures, eating too fast, failing to chew food well enough, drinking alcohol, a small amount, alcohol affects awareness, trauma, head, face, swelling, bleeding, cause choking, small objects swallowed by young children, unconsciousness, inability to talk, lack of breathing, inability to move air, lungs, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, bluish discoloration, the lips, nails, roll the victim onto back on a hard surface, keeping back, straight line, firmly supporting head, neck, expose the victim's chest, open the victim's mouth, thumb, index finger, placing thumb over his tongue, index finger under his chin, object is visible, remove it, person is older than age 8, sweep two fingers, the throat, to attempt to remove the object, lift the victim's chin tilting the head back to move the tongue away, windpipe, a spinal injury is suspected, pull the jaw forward, moving the head, neck, don't let the mouth close, place ear close, victim's mouth, watch, chest movement, 5 seconds, look, listen, breathing, victim is breathing, give first aid, unconsciousness, victim is not breathing, rescue breathing, maintain the head position, close the victim's nostrils by pinching them, thumb, index finger, cover the victim's mouth tightly, mouth, give two slow, full breaths, a pause in between, victim's chest, does not rise, reposition the head, give two more breaths, victim's chest still doesn't rise, abdominal thrusts, kneel, victim's feet, astride the thighs, side victim is overweight, pregnant, place the heel of hand, in the middle, the abdomen, above the navel, well below the tip of breastbone, victim is obese, pregnant, place the heel of hand, in the middle, the victim's breastbone, not place hand on the ribs, on the tip, the breastbone, place other hand on top, the first hand, give five quick thrusts, pressing hands inward, upward, not press to either side, each thrust, separate attempt to clear the victim's airway by forcing air out, the windpipe, open the victim's mouth, thumb, index finger, object is visible, remove it, observe the victim's breathing, person is older than age 8, sweep two fingers, the throat, to attempt to remove the object, object is not dislodged, give two breaths, five abdominal thrusts, check, the object, repeat this sequence, object is dislodged, help arrives, object is removed, the victim has no pulse, cpr, chest compressions, victim starts having convulsions, seizures, give first aid, problem, convulsion, first aid, not try to grasp an object that is lodged, in the victim's throat, might push it farther down the airway, object is visible, in the mouth, removed, not begin the chest compressions of cpr, heartbeat has stopped, airway is cleared, found unconscious, not alone, have one person call the local emergency number another person begins cpr, alone, shout, trained in cpr, administer cpr, eat slowly, chew food thoroughly, make sure dentures fit properly, don't drink too much alcohol, eating, keep small objects away from young children.