Foreign body aspiration poses a serious risk to young children; although most caregivers show good awareness, critical gaps ...

With choking being the 4 th leading cause of unintentional injury death in the USA, would you know what to do if you saw someone clutching their throat, coughing, gagging, wheezing, or passing out? On ...

As a first-time mum, Leah said she was nervous about weaning. (Leah Weenen) I’ll never forget the night that changed me as a mother. On a seemingly ordinary evening in March, my eight-month-old son, ...

Nearly 5,000 people a year in the US die from choking. When it starts to happen, you've got only a matter of minutes to save a life. The Heimlich Maneuver is the undisputed gold standard. Serina ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. — A bill that would make Wisconsin schools include an anti-choking device in their already-required first aid kits received a hearing in an Assembly committee Thursday. Families, like ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It can happen in seconds and is known as a silent killer. Choking deaths happen mostly in small kids and seniors. Choking is a top concern for infants and preschool-aged kids because ...

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 ...

Alabaster Pizzo, “Choking First Aid poster” (2016) (all images courtesy the artist unless otherwise noted) In 1978, shortly after the discovery of the Heimlich Maneuver, New York City introduced its ...