title: Management of the choking victim.
abstract: Current recommendations for the management of the choking victim have arisen from a long history of anecdotal experience and controversial experimental and clinical data. The author reviews the available literature on the various maneuvers and discusses the existing controversies. He also gives brief recommendations for the management of the choking victim.
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003243:Consciousness; D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology