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Heimlich Maneuver

Internet URL

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4605

Sponsoring Agency

American Heart Association

Description

This online fact sheet describes the Heimlich maneuver and its use for helping a person who is choking on a foreign object. This fact sheet also responds to recent criticisms of the American Red Cross and its position on first aid for near-drowning victims.

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Review Date

11/11/2003

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