The guidance includes administering five blows to the back with the heel of the hand, followed by five abdominal thrusts.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was ...

LEICESTER, Mass. -- A 12-year-old girl jumped into action when she saw her twin brother choking in the school cafeteria, and is now being praised for her quick thinking. It's the heart-stopping moment ...