title: Complications of the Heimlich maneuver.
abstract: This report describes a case of pneumomediastinum in a 3-year-old child following the incorrect performance of the Heimlich maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, OH.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*