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Foreign Body Airway ObstructionAka: Obstructed Airway, Heimlich Maneuver
- See Also
- Indications
- Obstructed airway in children and adults
- Precautions
- Do not perform if patient can cough or speak
- Conscious Patient
- Stand behind patient and wrap hands around waist
- Make a fist with one hand
- Place thumb side against patient's abdomen
- Place fist midline over naval (well below xiphoid)
- Grasp fist with other hand
- Press into patient's abdomen with quick upward thrust
- Each thrust should be distinct
- Each thrust intended to expel foreign body
- Repeat thrusts until:
- Foreign body is expelled
- Patient becomes unconscious
- Unconscious Patient
- Perform 6-10 abdominal thrusts per cycle (5 for child)
- Straddle patient's thighs
- Place heel of one hand against patient's abdomen
- Position midline above navel (well below xiphoid)
- Place second hand directly on top of his first hand
- Press into abdomen with quick upward thrusts
- Check for foreign body
- Adult: Sweep deeply into mouth to remove debris
- Child
- Do NOT perform a blind finger sweep
- Remove foreign body ONLY if visualized
- Open airway and attempt to ventilate
- Perform 6-10 abdominal thrusts per cycle (5 for child)
Heimlich maneuver (C0150421) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| English | Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvre |
| Spanish | maniobra de Heimlich |
| Parent Concepts | Pulmonary resuscitation (C0199468), Airway procedure (C0396608), Procedure on abdomen (C1292877) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |