Heimlich Maneuver yes or no ?

Tenacious88
on 1/17/12 5:04 am - Fort Lauderdale, FL

VSG on 02/05/14

Hello Everyone:

Question: Is it safe to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, on someone who has had WLS ?

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Kathy S.
on 1/17/12 1:57 am - InTheBurbs, XX

RNY on 08/29/04 with

Good question, but if you are choking to death are you going to care?

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

poet_kelly
on 1/17/12 2:00 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Why wouldn't it be?

Kelly

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Sharyn S.
on 1/17/12 2:33 am - Bastrop, TX

RNY on 08/19/04 with

If I am ever choking, P-L-E-A-S-E perform the Heimlich maneuver on me, mkay???

Sharyn, RN

RIP, MOM ~ 5/31/1944 - 5/11/2010
RIP, DADDY ~ 9/2/1934 - 1/25/2012

Bette B.
on 1/17/12 3:41 am

Lap Band on 12/02/03

Hm. Choke to death or live? H m m m m . . .

HEIMLICH? YES PLEASE!!!

Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.

Kate -True Brit
on 1/17/12 4:22 am - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

Me too. Save my life, please. And you would be able to now- pre wls no- one could have reached round me to do it!

Kate

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

tripmom02
on 1/17/12 5:43 am - NJ

VSG on 08/01/11

HA Kate, that was the first thought I had when reading this -

"hell yes, since now I am small enough for someone to actually DO it for me" LOL

Courtney - Lap band to VSG revision

(deactivated member)
on 1/17/12 7:55 am

I hope I still have enough breath in me to punch anyone anal enough to stop and ask for my medical history before deciding during a choking episode whether or not I would be a good candidate for the heimlich maneuver!!!!

walter A.
on 1/17/12 10:39 am - lafayette, NJ

DS on 11/12/10

well said,

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4296514/PRE-OPS-Make-sure-you-learn-about-the-DS-before-you-chose/""

LJ1972
on 1/18/12 9:02 am - FL

RNY on 08/16/11

heimlich forces against the diaphram and causes air to push the stuck object out of the victims throat (ideally)... not much to do with WLS

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