Abdominal thrusts (also known as the heimlich maneuver) are a method of aiding a

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Abdominal Thrusts or commonly referred to as the "Heimlich Maneuver". It is known as a method of aiding upper airway obstructions or "choking" for short. Upper airway obstruction can be caused by different foreign objects such as food. The Heimlich Maneuver was named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who first described the maneuver in 1974.

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