Paramedic trainer reveals vital move to stop someone choking - and it's not the Heimlich maneuver READ MORE: Spoon feeding infants may be bad for their growth, study finds By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 09:08, 19 September 2024 | Updated: 09:44, 19 September 2024 e-mail View comments Abdominal thrusts may not be the most effective way to save someone who is choking, experts have warned. Instead, hitting someone in the back, between the shoulder blades, can still generate enough pressure to dislodge something stuck in people's airways. The method is also 'less invasive' than the much-lauded Heimlich maneuver, which can help prevent serious complications such as rib damage.
Experts at St John Ambulance believe the new information may in fact save many lives. New guidelines that illustrate how to deal with choking when nobody else is around should be provided, they have also argued. Abdominal thrusts may not be the most effective way to save someone who is choking, experts have warned.
Pictured, the famous scene in Mrs Doubtfire where she uses the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a shrimp from Stuart's larynx Instead, hitting someone in the back, between the shoulder blades, can still generate enough pressure to dislodge something stuck in people's airways The Heimlich manoeuvre is often recommended when a patient is choking on food or other objects, and their airway is obstructed Grace Lawson, a lead trainer with St John Ambulance, told The Mirror that .