Heimlich Maneuver
Ask: “Are you choking?”
If they can:
- Speak
- Cough strongly
- Breathe
Encourage them to keep coughing. Do NOT interfere yet.
If they can't respond/cannot breath/is chocking/hold their throat, start the process...
- Stand behind them, wrap your left arm around them
- Hit the back of the upper torso spine(just below the neck) with the heel of your hand 5 times
- If no change, start the maneuver...
- Stand behind them(no change)
- Make a fist with one hand and Place it just above the belly button(Thumb side inward)
- Grab Your Fist with your other hand.
- Push Inward and Upward
- Repeat until the object comes out
If they become unconscious, start CPR.