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    The document provides instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver to help someone who is choking. It outlines the steps to check for signs of choking, introduce yourself, position yourself behind the patient with your arms around their abdomen and one foot between theirs, perform quick upward abdominal thrusts, assess their consciousness, and either continue thrusts if responsive or call emergency services and start CPR if unresponsive.

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    The document provides instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver to help someone who is choking. It outlines the steps to check for signs of choking, introduce yourself, position yourself behind the patient with your arms around their abdomen and one foot between theirs, perform quick upward abdominal thrusts, assess their consciousness, and either continue thrusts if responsive or call emergency services and start CPR if unresponsive.

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    Choking - Adult

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    The document provides instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver to help someone who is choking. It outlines the steps to check for signs of choking, introduce yourself, position yourself behind the patient with your arms around their abdomen and one foot between theirs, perform quick upward abdominal thrusts, assess their consciousness, and either continue thrusts if responsive or call emergency services and start CPR if unresponsive.

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    I Ask if he she if

    they are choking


    check for universal
    sign
    2 Introduce yourself
    Inform them you're going to help
    3 Position yourself
    Behind the patient
    Arms around abdomen
    One foot between patient's feet
    Fist above navel below xiphisternum
    just
    Grab first wl other hand

    4 Perform Heimlich Maneuver Quick t upward thrusts

    5 Assess consciousness

    Unresponsive Responsive
    Activate EMS continue
    ASK for AED
    Start CPR wl CAB

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