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AMA Commission on Emergency Medical Services

JAMA. 1975;234(4):416.

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The American Medical Association Commission on Emergency Medical Services recognizes that choking on foreign objects is a true medical emergency. This problem is addressed in the Standards on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care as published in a supplement to JAMA (Feb 18, 1974). More recently, a maneuver popularly known as the "Heimlich maneuver" has been used by a number of persons and case histories have been offered regarding the efficacy of this maneuver.

The Commission believes that any training in the application of the Heimlich maneuver should follow generally recognized guidelines for determining the cause of a person's inability to breathe. The maneuver has been successful in removing food blocking the airway. However, in order to adequately evaluate the maneuver, the Commission further believes that additional data should be obtained concerning its use in choking situations and whether or not it was used in emergencies that mimic or simulate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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