Many people believe the "Heimlich maneuver" is the only ... Perform 5 abdominal thrusts by first placing your fist around someone's stomach with your thumb against the middle of the abdomen ...

For more than 30 years, the Heimlich maneuver was considered ... way a person was treated before the Heimlich maneuver came along). Abdominal thrusts should only be tried if the first method ...