Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year

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Heimlich maneuver - unconscious adult or child over 1 year

• Bluish color to the lips and nails
• Inability to breathe
• Inability to talk
• Unconsciousness

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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