Letter A

Airway obstruction

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>Adults: The Heimlich maneuver.

>Children over 1 year of age: A series of 5 abdominal thrusts (a children's version of the Heimlich maneuver >Infants under 1 year of age: A combination of 5 back blows (with the flat of the hand) and 5 abdominal thrusts (with 2 fingers on the upper abdomen).</LI></UL>

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