lunch. That could only mean two things‚ Walton County’s lunch is just as well dangerous as repulsing and my friend only had 5 minutes till she died. No one around her knew a way to help her. But there’s this thing called the Heimlich maneuver that solves the problem. The Heimlich Manuever is an emergency technique designed to dislodge food or other objects that may be blocking a person’s airway. Too bad no one knew it in time..but don’t worry she’s alive. The first thing you want to do if you’re caught
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How to Apply the Heimlich Maneuver Lisa Glover ENG 1010N August 15‚ 2012 Thesis Statement: To apply the Heimlich maneuver is a simple action that will often dislodge food or another object from a person’s airway when they are choking. I. Determine if the person is a choking victim. A. Cannot breathe or is making obvious efforts to take in breaths. B. Cannot speak effectively. C. Blue or gray color. D. Loss of consciousness II. Reassure the person immediately that you
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Henry Heimlich Dr. Henry Heimlich is one of the most well known physicians and medical researchers in America. He was born on the 3rd of February 1920 and received his medical degree in 1943 from Cornell Medical College. Dr. Heimlich started coming up with simple and effective medical solutions in 1945‚ but he was mainly known for introducing the Heimlich Maneuver and many other innovative treatments. The Heimlich Maneuver‚ also called abdominal trust‚ was brought up by Dr. Heimlich in 1947 and
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Henry Heimlich is an American Thoracic Surgeon‚ and is also known for creating the “Heimlich Maneuver”. Heimlich was a very smart intelligent man. He has thought of ways to save lives today that no one else would have thought of. Dr. Heimlich invented the chest drain valve‚ gastric tube operation and much more. Thankfully for this man today doctors have saved thousands of lives. Heimlich was born on February 1920 (age 95)‚ Wilmington‚ Delaware. (Henry Heimlich). Before fame he graduated from Cornell
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wife was in tears saying‚ “Please‚ oh please‚ help him.” I asked him to open his mouth‚ so I could see if there was anything I could see‚ but nothing. I went behind him to start the Heimlich maneuver‚ I was having trouble getting my arms around him‚ (he was a very large built man) I continued to try the Heimlich maneuver. I yelled out to the crowd‚ “Help‚ someone help‚ call 911!” Then all of a sudden he passes out. As I was holding him with my body‚ I lowered him to the floor and stared CPR. I
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try to expel the object by productively coughing Once the victim can no longer talk or cough‚ you must assist to clear the obstruction. To clear the obstructed airway‚ in accordance to the American Heart Association‚ you must perform the Heimlich manuever‚ also known as abdominal thrusts. II. Abdominal thrusts A. Description of body positioning 1. Stand behind the choking adult 2. Wrap your arms around his or her waist 3. Make a fist with one hand‚ placing the thumb side
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Vertigo Overview Vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving or spinning. It differs from dizziness in that vertigo describes an illusion of movement. When you feel as if you yourself are moving‚ it’s called subjective vertigo‚ and the perception that your surroundings are moving is called objective vertigo. Unlike nonspecific light headedness or dizziness‚ vertigo has relatively few causes. Vertigo Causes Vertigo can be caused by problems in the brain or the inner ear
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L‚ Beret B‚ Moller C. Evaluation of treatment in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). CMAJ. 2003;169(7):681-693. Accessed from Medline January 5‚ 2013. 2 Helminski JO‚ Zee DS‚ Janssen I‚ Hain TC. Effectiveness of particle repositioning maneuvers in the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a systemic review. Phys Ther. 2010;90(5):663-678. Accessed from Medline January 5‚ 2013.
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whether an unconscious patient has an open airway and is breathing adequately‚ position the patient correctly‚ supine position is most effective”. To open a patient without a suspected c-spine injury the Head Tilt-Chin Lift Maneuver could work. The steps for a Head Tilt-Chin Lift Maneuver
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WW2 DOGFIGHTS In a dogfight a pilot is tested to the highest degree on how well he can maneuver his plane away from his opponent and position himself in a position that allows himself to destroy his opponent. By the definition of a dogfight it is any fight between warring fighter planes‚ which means it is not always a one on one situation that you will encounter. Any little advantage that you can obtain over your opponent is immensely crucial but some deciding factors are typically air speed‚ experience
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