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Updated CPR guidelines tackle choking response, opioid-related emergencies and revised chain of survival – American Heart Association Guidelines

Updated CPR guidelines tackle choking response, opioid-related emergencies and revised chain of survival – American Heart Association Guidelines

Guideline Highlights: New guidance on choking in conscious children and adults recommends alternating five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts, until the object is expelled or the person becomes unresponsive. Guidance for choking in infants has been updated to alternate between five back blows and five chest thrusts using the heel of one hand, until the foreign …

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