Stock Photo - EMERGENCY AID, ILLUSTRATION<BR>Hemilich maneuvre, an emergency first aid method for dislodging food or other material from the throat of a choking victim. For an infant, the operator sits on a chair and holds the infant chest up with one forearm, letting the infant’s head fall forward. The operator then uses the other hand to apply an abrupt pressure on the sternum with the thumb or fingers. The maneuvre may be repeated several times.

Stock Photo: EMERGENCY AID, ILLUSTRATION<BR>Hemilich maneuvre, an emergency first aid method for dislodging food or other material from the throat of a choking victim.

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