The American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for helping a choking infant or child, recommending five back blows ...

Updated guidelines are available that let people know just what to do if an infant, child or adult is choking — and it’s ...

The American Heart Association released its first comprehensive update to CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) ...

In an emergency, it's a set of lifesaving recommendations that empower a person to take action when every second counts.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association (the Association), a relentless force changing the ...

The updated CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association include new recommendations for choking, opioid overdose ...

The Heimlich maneuver was first described in the June 1974 edition of Emergency Medicine, and then later that same month in the popular press with a widely syndicated article from the Chicago Daily ...

Choking emergencies develop rapidly and require immediate, decisive action to prevent tragic outcomes. When someone cannot breathe, speak, or cough forcefully due to an airway obstruction, permanent ...

The "2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care ...

Choking is one of the top five leading causes of unintentional, injury-related deaths in the U.S., according to the National Safety Council, a nonprofit safety advocacy organization focused on ...

When the conventional method for choking emergencies fails there is an opportunity for a life-saving backup intervention.