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Back Blows

Back Blows is a first-aid intervention technique that consists of delivering a series of sharp, controlled blows between the shoulder blades to dislodge an obstructing object from a person’s airway during choking emergencies.

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Citations

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Authors

8

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Variants

Back Slaps

Parents

Publications

6

Choking: The Heimlich Abdominal Thrust vs Back Blows: An Approach to Measurement of Inertial and Aerodynamic Forces

Richard L. Day, E. S. Crelin, Arthur B. DuBois · PEDIATRICS · 1982 · 41 citations

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First Aid for Choking Children: Back Blows and Chest Thrusts Cause Complications and Death

Henry J. Heimlich · PEDIATRICS · 1982 · 23 citations

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Treatment of foreign body obstruction of the upper airway.

Jerome R. Hoffman · PubMed · 1982 · 21 citations · Full text

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Traumatic rupture of an aortic ulcerative atherosclerotic plaque producing aortic dissection: A complication of interscapular back blows used to dislodge objects from the esophagus

David Patterson, Shawn Brennan, Thomas H. Cartwright et al. · Clinical Cardiology · 1993 · 20 citations

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Evaluation of basic life support interventions for foreign body airway obstructions: A population-based cohort study

Cody Dunne, Julia Cirone, Ian E. Blanchard et al. · Resuscitation · 2024 · 17 citations · Full text

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Authors

13

  1. HC
    Howard C. Mofenson

    Nassau University Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  2. JG
    Joseph Greensher

    Nassau University Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  3. HJ
    Henry J. Heimlich

    Xavier University, United States

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  4. RL
    Richard L. Day

    Columbia University, United States

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  5. TH
    Thomas H. Cartwright

    Sarah Cannon, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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Institutions

8

  1. Winthrop-University Hospital

    Mineola, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    123 citations

  3. Xavier University

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  4. St. Vincent Hospital

    Santa Fe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Urology of Indiana

    Indianapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  6. St Vincent Hospital

    Indianapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    80 citations

  7. St. Vincent Hospital

    Green Bay, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  8. John B. Pierce Laboratory

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    123 citations

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Venues

  1. PEDIATRICS

    3 publications · 76 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 36 citations

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  3. Clinical Cardiology

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. Resuscitation

    1 publications · 17 citations

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