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Basic life support for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

07 July 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Those who care for people with learning disabilities must be able to manage a choking situation and possibly carry out basic life support. This involves maintaining...

How to manage a choking adult

14 September 2016

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Rationale and key points Choking, or foreign body airway obstruction, is a common, yet treatable, cause of accidental death. This article aims to provide an overview...

Recognition and management of foreign body ingestion and aspiration

01 February 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Foreign body ingestion and foreign body aspiration commonly affect children. The most vulnerable age is between six months and four years, when children tend to...