Heimlich maneuver

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf first aid procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs abdominal thrusts
gptkbp:appliesTo children over 1 year
conscious adults
gptkbp:category emergency medicine
rescue techniques
gptkbp:effect expels object blocking airway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heimlich maneuver
gptkbp:introducedIn 1974
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Henry_Heimlich
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Henry_Heimlich
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor pregnant women
infants under 1 year
gptkbp:recommendation gptkb:American_Red_Cross
gptkb:American_Heart_Association
gptkbp:step grasp fist with other hand
make a fist above the navel
perform quick upward thrusts
place arms around waist
stand behind the person
gptkbp:usedFor treating choking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Heimlich
gptkb:Dr._Henry_Heimlich
gptkb:Heim_brothers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7