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Foreign object inhaled: First aid
To perform abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) on someone else
To perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself
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When to seek emergency help
Treatment
Pregnant person or someone you can't get your arms around
Yourself
To perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself
Content
When to seek emergency help
Treatment
Pregnant person or someone you can't get your arms around
Yourself
Pregnant person or someone you can't get your arms around
If the person is pregnant or if you can't get your arms around the stomach, give chest thrusts:
- Put your hands at the base of the breastbone, just above the joining of the lowest ribs.
- Press hard into the chest with a quick thrust. This is the same action as the Heimlich maneuver.
- Repeat until the blockage is removed from the airway.
