These accidents are usually attributed to food, liquid, balloons, marbles, or other foreign objects that lodge in the airway and result in suffocation.
Children are more susceptible to choking because their airways are narrower than an adults.
The Heimlich maneuver is a series of abdominal thrusts designed to create an artificial cough, which forces the foreign object out of the airway. Performing the Heimlich maneuver on an older child, adolescent, or adult Stand behind the victim and locate the bottom rib with your hand. Move your hand across the abdomen to the area above the navel and make a fist. Keep the thumb side of your fist on the victim's abdomen. Place your other hand over your fist and press into the victim's stomach with a quick upward thrust until the foreign object is dislodged.