2024-09-24 11:41:29
Daniel Boschmann almost suffocated, but a waiter saved him. He administered first aid using a specific grip. How does it work?
Sat.1 presenter Daniel Boschmann reports in an Instagram video that he almost suffocated in a Berlin restaurant. A waiter used the so-called Heimlich maneuver to save him. What’s behind it?
The Heimlich maneuver is used when a foreign body blocks the windpipe and thus hinders or prevents breathing. And it is so severe that coughing and gagging no longer help.
The Johanniter rescue service states: “The rescue grip should be used if the affected person is in danger of suffocating and has the following symptoms:
The Heimlich maneuver triggers a cough that is intended to expel the foreign body
The grip should not be used on children under one year of age, as it can injure the liver and stomach. In this case, you should press the middle of the breastbone five times with two fingers.
Imminent suffocation is an emergency, so you should always call emergency services immediately.
By the way: The grip is not named after the US surgeon Henry Judah Heimlich, who invented it.