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Emergency Health Tips : The Heimlich Maneuver: Unconscious Choking Person

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Uploaded by on Sep 26, 2008

The Heimlich maneuver is done to treat an unconscious choking victim by doing abdominal thrusts to force air quickly up the throat from the lungs to force the obstruction out. Be prepared for emergency situations such as this with tips and advice from a 30-year emergency veteran in this free video on treatments.

Expert: Joe Bruni
Bio: Captain Joe Bruni has over 30-years experience as a street firefighter and company officer.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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  • @TheMusicdegree if they do not have a pulse then begin cpr. You place your hands on the sternum between the nipples and compress about an inch. do this thirty times at a speed about the same as the song 'I will survive' then breath for them twice in the same manner I explained in the post above this one. Continue until help arrives or you become too fatigued.

  • @cherub0nyx yes. but if a person has gone unconscious under water then you start by checking their breathing and pulse once you get them to a safe area out of the water. If they are breathing place them on their side in what is known as the recovery position. If they are not breathing then breath for them twice by tilting their head back and closing their nose, then take a breathe to give a breathe "breath, 1, 2, 3, breath". Continue this pattern continueing to check their pulse.

  • CHOKING TREATMENT if patient is Unconscious - give CPR . if Conscious give 5 back blows & 5 abdominal thrusts.

  • can you do this procedure in a drown victim?

  • You say that The choking victim will be found facing down or up. If you found the person in this position how do you know he/she is a chocking victim? if you can't ask he/she?

  • Thank you Captain Bruni!

  • my bf had to do this on me i was like choking on candy oh man im choking wat do i do

  • Captain Joe saves the day

  • SOL! Choking sucks!

  • this is a good lesson

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