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Choking - adult or child over 1 year - Prevention

Alternative Names

Heimlich maneuver - adult or child over 1 year

Prevention:

  • Eat slowly and chew food thoroughly.
  • Make sure dentures fit properly.
  • Don't drink too much alcohol before or during eating.
  • Keep small objects away from young children.
  • Reviewed last on: 10/2/2008
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Manno M. Pediatric respiatory emergencies: upper airway obstruction and infections. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006: chap 166.

Thomas SH, Brown DFM. Foreign bodies. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006: chap 57.

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