LifeVac® is a non-invasive airway clearance device designed to help remove an obstruction when standard BLS has failed ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Warwick teacher is being praised for her quick actions after she used the Heimlich maneuver to save a young student who was choking. It’s important to note that if ...

The 'Five and Five', or most commonly the Heimlich maneuver, is a first-aid method for choking — when a person can’t breathe because food, a toy or another foreign item is blocking their throat or ...

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Choking, which is also referred to as foreign body airway obstruction, happens when a foreign body is lodged in one’s throat, obstructing the air passage into the lungs. It is a life-threatening ...

The University of Washington School of Medicine site features video demonstrations of CPR and first aid for choking victims. There are separate versions of each video tailored to adults, children and ...

MACON, Ga. — A Macon first-aid trainer is sharing her life-saving advice after tragedy. On Wednesday, a Houston County five-year-old died after coroner James Williams says the child possibly choked on ...