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9918460

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
The removal of inhaled foreign bodies using the Heimlich manoeuvre is recommended as part of the immediate management of the choking child. We report on a case of witnessed laryngeal obstruction by a foreign body in which repeated Heimlich manoeuvres failed to expel the foreign body, but temporarily relieved the obstruction. The repeated Heimlich manoeuvres dislodged the foreign body into the trachea and may have contributed to the rapid development of extensive surgical emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium. The purpose of this report is to demonstrate that the Heimlich manoeuvre was effective in relieving the airway obstruction, but was associated with potentially severe complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
An interesting complication of the Heimlich manoeuvre.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, Wellington Hospital, Newton, New Zealand. b.sanders@xtra.co.nz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports