MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Place your fist, thumb side in, just above the person’s navel (belly button). Grasp the fist tightly with your other hand. Make quick, upward and inward thrusts with your fist. If the person is lying on his or her back, straddle the person facing the head.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abdominal thrusts Place your arms around their waist and bend them forward. Clench 1 fist and place it right above their belly button. Put the other hand on top of your fist and pull sharply inwards and upwards. Repeat this movement up to 5 times.

Detailed explanation-3: -Place the thumb side of your fist just below their ribcage and about two inches above their belly button (navel). Sharply and quickly thrust your hands inward and upward five times. Repeat this process until the object is freed (dislodged) or the person becomes unconscious. If the person becomes unconscious, start CPR.

Detailed explanation-4: -The technique is called the Heimlich maneuver, or abdominal thrusts. Abdominal thrusts lift your diaphragm and expel air from your lungs. This causes the foreign object to be expelled from your airway.

Detailed explanation-5: -The abdominal thrust maneuver, also known as the Heimlich maneuver, is used to treat upper airway obstructions caused by foreign bodies. This maneuver is commonly taught during basic life support and advanced cardiac life support classes but is not given as much attention as chest compressions.