Effect of body position on relieve of foreign body from the airway<sup>†</sup>

Artur Luczak; Artur Luczak

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2019.2.154

AIMS Public Health

2019, Volume 6, Issue 2: 154-159. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.2.154

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Effect of body position on relieve of foreign body from the airway^†

Artur Luczak ^,

Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada

Received: 20 January 2019 Accepted: 16 April 2019 Published: 24 April 2019

Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), or commonly known as choking, is an extremely dangerous event. The European Resuscitation Council recommends that back blows and abdominal thrusts should be performed for relieving FBAO in conscious adults. Reviewed here evidence suggests that applying a prone or a head-down position increases effectiveness of the above standard approaches to relieve obstruction, due to help of gravity.

Citation: Artur Luczak. Effect of body position on relieve of foreign body from the airway†[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2019, 6(2): 154-159. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.2.154

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Abstract

Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), or commonly known as choking, is an extremely dangerous event. The European Resuscitation Council recommends that back blows and abdominal thrusts should be performed for relieving FBAO in conscious adults. Reviewed here evidence suggests that applying a prone or a head-down position increases effectiveness of the above standard approaches to relieve obstruction, due to help of gravity.

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