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Maniobra de Heimlich en adulto o niño inconscientes mayor de 1 año
La asfixia o ahogo se presenta cuando alguien no puede respirar debido a que el alimento, un juguete u otro objeto está obstruyendo la garganta o la tráquea (vías respiratorias).
Este artículo aborda la asfixia en adultos o niños mayores de un año que hayan perdido la lucidez mental (estén inconscientes).
La asfixia puede resultar de una bloqueo parcial o completo de las vías respiratorias:
Sin oxígeno, el daño cerebral permanente se puede presentar en tan sólo 4 a 6 minutos, por lo que los primeros auxilios en caso de asfixia administrados rápidamente pueden salvar una vida.
La asfixia puede ser causada por:
Manno M. Pediatric respiratory emergencies: Upper airway obstruction and infections. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009: chap 166.
Thomas SH, Brown DFM. Foreign bodies. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009: chap 57.
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