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  • Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Updated guidelines on how to care for someone who’s choking now reflect the best available evidence. (Gesrey/Getty Images via Canva)

What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows

Cody Dunne, University of Calgary; Andrew McRae, University of Calgary, and Khara Sauro, University of Calgary

New research suggests back blows cleared choking obstructions in 72 per cent of cases, superior to both abdominal thrusts (59 per cent) and chest thrusts (27 per cent).

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