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How should you perform the heimlich maneuver on someone who is very obese or in the last term of pregnancy?
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The same way: The heimlich maneuver in obese and pregnant patients is done the same way, but the technique of pressing just under the sternum(chest bone) from behind upwards with both arms to the patient must be absolutely accurate and not squeezing the abdomen.
Answered 11/9/2016
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