How To Perform Heimlich Maneuver

Patients who have suffered a traumatic injury may have a variety of different fluids and objects in their throat that could be obstructing it (Stephens, 2011). For example there could be blood, bodily fluids, and even teeth is the patient broke any teeth (Stephens, 2011). In order to clear this persons airway first the paramedic should observe for any large foreign bodies obstructing the airway, and if they can try to finger sweep it out (Stephens, 2011). If there are any fluids obstructing the patients airway the paramedic will suction the patients airway. The proper way to suction is to not go past the base of the patients tongue, and to suction as you are pulling the device out (Stephens, 2011). The maximum amount of time to suction an adults airway is fifteen seconds, and the maximum amount of time you can suction a child's airway is ten seconds (Stephens, 2011). The medic should always keep the suction on hand even after an airway has been inserted in case the patients airway needs to be suctioned

painful to the puppy, but it would also be extremely cruel and could lead to infection. Although

After assessing the victim?s airway, now you should check for breathing. To check for breathing, place your ear over the mouth looking toward the chest. This will allow you to listen for air movement, feel for air movement on your cheek, and look for chest rise. If the victim is breathing adequately, you should roll him or her on their left side. By doing so this puts them in the recovery position and permits him or her to breathe adequately. This also prevents aspiration if the victim vomits. If the victim is not breathing, give two breathes, watching for chest rise. Give breathes over a second, wait a second, then give another breathe. While doing so, you should not hyperventilate the victim.

Next, it is important for the caregiver to protect the patient from injury during a seizure episode. This protection will help to ensure that the person having the seizure will fall and be guided gently to the floor. It is essential to move anything that might cause further injury to the person during the seizure. If the patient is already on the floor, do not try to hold the person down or move the person because that can cause further injuries. Turning the patient on their side during a seizure will help keep their airway clear of any fluids that they may produce during the seizure. After a seizure episode, the aide will check to see if the person has any injuries or if the person is having trouble breathing. If there is an obstruction in the airway they can use their fingers to clear the mouth of vomit or saliva. It is possible that the person may be sleepy or confused about where they are once they come out of the seizure, but the caretaker will need to stay with the

veterinary attention is necessary for the best outcome. The esophagus is a thin sheet of muscle located within the thorax that connects

me with the general information about the Heimlich Maneuver so that I could ensure the

Sometimes to the this day my guinea pig will bite me and not want to come out. Plus when we would actually get him out, he would just sit there. To get him to do anything we would have to lure him with lettuce or carrots.

This would include very simple commands such as sit, heal, stay and walking on a lead. Puppies often get upset when they are attached to a leash for the first few times. Sometimes you are lucky and they are unaffected by it. If however they react negatively to the leash being attached, the easiest way to get the puppy used to having a leash attached, is to attach a very light leash to the puppy’s collar and allow him or her to drag the leash around while being supervised by yourself.

Chewing is one of the most common habits you will see mostly in all the dogs. Does not matter which type of breed you own, you will find them chewing very often. They chew bones, sticks, plastic and some dogs go to extent of chewing about anything. Sometimes it’s cute to see them chew but most of the time it’s not the cuteness that’s overloaded. When they chew or bite your laptop charger or your favorite sports shoes you are not in the state of admiring the cuteness. Instead, you will be out of your mind with frustration. No matter what, you should never hit or scold your pets.

If there are no signs of life, place a breathing barrier (if available) over the victim's mouth.I would usually use an air mask that EMT's carry with them in the ambulance or in their side pocket. Give two rescue breaths and make sure to keep the air way open. Breathe slowly, as this will air go in the lungs not the stomach.Every time you give rescue breathe, keep your eye on the victim's chest.If the rescue breath goes in, you should see the chest slightly rise and also feel it go in.Then give a second rescue breath.If the breath does not go in, re-position the head and try again.After you successfully gave two rescue breaths, prepare for the hardest physical part of CPR.

Hi Josh, I completely again with you on the first scenario. When a patient is choking, we should perform the Heimlich Maneuver and notify a nurse immediately. I also like how you went into detail on the specific actions and movements on what you would do. Personally, I would be heartbroken to know that I could not assist the patient beyond performing the heimlich maneuver if they needed it. It is a sad thing and as much as it hurts, I have to respect their wishes. As for the second scenario, we had a different point of view. I also had the same idea at first but then I took a close look at the scenario. For instance, the doctor had a good reason for restraining the patient since he kept trying to full out his feeding tube and foley catheter.

The narcoleptic episodes do not harm the dog, but can come at inopportune times which could cause harm to the dog. The current protocol for dogs with narcolepsy is to orally administer tricyclic antidepressants. These drugs block cellular uptake of certain neurotransmitters, including norepinephrine and typically manage the periodic paralysis episodes quite well. Of course new medications are constantly under development as more research becomes available for this disease. (Petwave). There are two medications that can be used. These medications are methylphenidate and protriptyline. Methylphenidate is a prescription stimulant that is a primary treatment for narcolepsy symptoms for both humans and dogs. While protriptyline is a type of tricyclic antidepressant that has energizing effects and is successful in reducing narcoleptic episodes. As with all medications there are some side effects to these medications, one being addiction. A veterinarian will prescribe the medication they see best fit, then the canine will have periodic che3ck ups while taking the medications. In some cases narcoleptic episodes stop as the dog matures, in other cases medication will be needed for the life of the

At this time, my fiancé and I cannot have children, so we purchased a puppy. Not some cute tiny toy poodle, not some little pug, a little pit bull puppy. He was all white at birth.  I have never owned a pit bull myself, I was raised around them though as family pets. I never knew it would be so excruciating to train this devil.  I am not a believer in corporal punishment, I do not believe in animal abuse at all. I have a cage for him only during my absence, or he is in trouble. It is open for him to also lay in whenever he so chooses to.  My puppy’s name is Ghost (because he is white).  He was not hard to house train at all. In fact, I like to think he trained himself to “go” outside.  He is very playful. I just cannot get him to STOP chewing

The dog is now restless and in agonizing pain and very irritable. The owners keep saying that he sounds like he's choking they wonder if he just ate the bone wrong. The white blood cells haven’t come back for me to see what I've been doing. The owners still can’t tell why the dog is choking and irritable running into doors not knowing why. They took him to an “emergency vet” but they didn’t test for me. They just said he had gotten into something and it “would be gone in a few days” Little did they know this dog would be ferocious and attacking innocent dogs.

Place one hand on top of the other and hook the fingers. Lock your elbows and using your body's weight, compress the victim's chest.