02/10/2014 03:35 PM EST
Source: American College of Emergency Physicians
Related MedlinePlus Page: Choking
Related MedlinePlus Page: Choking
02/10/2014 03:35 PM EST
Source: American Red Cross - PDF
Related MedlinePlus Page: Choking
Related MedlinePlus Page: Choking
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National Institutes of HealthFood or small objects can cause choking if they get caught in your throat and block your airway. This keeps oxygen from getting to your lungs and brain. If your brain goes without oxygen for more than four minutes, you could have brain damage or die.
Young children are at an especially high risk of choking. They can choke on foods like hot dogs, nuts and grapes, and on small objects like toy pieces and coins. Keep hazards out of their reach and supervise them when they eat.
When someone is choking, quick action can be lifesaving. Learn how to do back blows, the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts), and CPR.
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Acute upper airway obstruction
- Choking - adult or child over 1 year
- Choking - infant under 1 year
- Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year
- Choking first aid - adult or child over 1 year - slideshow
- Choking first aid - infant under 1 year - slideshow
- Emergency airway puncture
- Emergency airway puncture - slideshow
- Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed
- Heimlich maneuver
Start Here
- Choking: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Overviews
- Choking(National Safety Council)
Choking (Heimlich Maneuver)(American College of Emergency Physicians)
Latest News
- Health Tip: Some Foods Aren't Safe for Toddlers(01/23/2014, HealthDay)
Treatment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Choking(Nemours Foundation)
- Choking: What to Do for an Infant(American College of Emergency Physicians)
- Emergency airway puncture - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Responding to a Choking Emergency(Academic Pediatric Association)
Prevention/Screening
- Choking and Strangulation Prevention Tips(Safe Kids Worldwide)
- Choking Hazards(Department of Agriculture)
- Choking Prevention(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Choosing Safe Toys(Nemours Foundation)
- Household Safety: Preventing Choking(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Infant Choking: How to Keep Your Baby Safe(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Reducing Choking Risks(American Academy of Pediatrics) - PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Are Your Window Coverings Safe?(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Foreign Object Inhaled: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Foreign Object Swallowed: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Suffocation Danger Associated with Children's Balloons(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - PDF
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Related Issues
- Learn CPR You Can Do It!(University of Washington, School of Medicine)
- Also available in Spanish
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Pictures & Photographs
- Choking first aid - adult or child over 1 year - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Choking first aid - infant under 1 year - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Heimlich Maneuver on a Child(Harvard Medical School)
- Heimlich Maneuver on an Adult(Harvard Medical School)
- Heimlich Maneuver on an Infant(Harvard Medical School)
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Videos
- Choking Adult Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine)
- Choking Child Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine)
- Choking Infant Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Airway compression in children with congenital heart disease evaluated using...
- Article: Rip cord release of intermaxillary fixation.
- Article: Anterior translocation of the right pulmonary artery to avoid airway...
- Article: Impact of induction therapy on airway complications after sleeve lobectomy...
- Article: A comparison between the Bonfils Intubation Fiberscope and McCoy laryngoscope...
- Article: Small airway obstruction in COPD: new insights based on micro-CT...
- Article: Endobronchial ablative therapies.
- Article: Incidence of concomitant airway anomalies when using the university of...
- Choking -- see more articles
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Organizations
- American Red Cross
- Also available in Spanish
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Children
- Choking(Nemours Foundation)
- CPR: A Real Lifesaver(Nemours Foundation)
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Teenagers
- Choking Game: CDC's Findings on a Risky Youth Behavior(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Patient Handouts
- Acute upper airway obstruction
- Also available in Spanish
- Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year
- Also available in Spanish
- Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed
- Also available in Spanish
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