Heimlich Manoeuvre

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Heimlich Manoeuvre

A technique for removing a bolus of food stuck in the oropharynx potentially causing acute asphyxia
Technique The practictioner stands behind the victim and clasps his/her hands around the victim, slightly above the umbilicus, and abruptly pulls backwards, forcing residual air in the lungs out the trachea
Complication Fatal aortic regurgitation

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