Heimlich Maneuver

A first-aid procedure that can save a person's life if they are choking and conscious.It involves performing abdominal thrusts to dislodge a foreign object from a person's airway.
The Heimlich maneuver can be a life-saving rescue technique, but it should only be used if the person can't breathe and is conscious.

How to Perform Heimlich Maneuver to Other Person?

• Stand behind the person.
  
  
• Make a fist with one hand and place it between their navel and ribcage.
  
  
• Grasp your fist with your other hand.
  
  
• Perform five abdominal thrusts by pulling your fist sharply inward and upward.
  
  
• Repeat until the object is expelled and the person can breathe or cough.
  
  
• If the person is obese or late in their pregnancy, you can perform chest thrusts instead.
  
  

How to Perfom Self Heimlich Maneuver?

• Place a fist slightly above your navel.
  
  
• Grasp your fist with the other hand.
  
  
• Bend over a hard surface. A countertop or chair will do.
  
  
• Shove your fist inward and upward.