Choking - adult or child over 1 year

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Heimlich maneuver - adult or child over 1 year

The universal distress signal for choking is grabbing the throat with the hand.

Other danger signs include:

• Bluish skin color
• Difficulty breathing
• Inability to speak
• Loss of consciousness if blockage is not cleared
• Noisy breathing or high-pitched sounds while inhaling
• Weak, ineffective coughing

Review Date: 07/08/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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