Open AccessHeimlich Maneuver on Self: From Theory to Practice
Author(s) -
Anđelić S
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791302000110
Subject(s) - foreign body , airway obstruction , medicine , airway , foreign bodies , airway management , emergency physician , surgery , emergency department , psychiatry
The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency procedure for management of foreign body obstruction of the airway. We reported an emergency physician who had airway obstruction due to a large chunk of orange. He applied Heimlich maneuver on himself to remove the foreign body that could have caused suffocation. This case illustrated that a timely and appropriately performed Heimlich maneuver could help remove a foreign body obstructing the airway for self‐salvation.