Treatment of airway obstruction that consists of inward and upward thrusts of the thumb side of a closed fist in the area between the umbilicus and the xiphoid process. If the patient is conscious, the procedure is performed from behind the person standing; if the patient is unconscious, it can be performed while kneeling beside or straddling the patient and using the heel of the hand rather than a closed fist.
The act of applying pressure to a choking person’s stomach to force an object out of the throat.
A method employed as a first-aid measure for choking involves applying a forceful upward pressure to the upper abdomen, specifically below the rib cage, with the intention of dislodging a foreign object that is obstructing the airway. This technique is commonly referred to as the Heimlich maneuver.