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Case Reports
. 1989 May;24(5):486-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80408-7.

Complications of the Heimlich maneuver

J A Fink  1 , R L Klein
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Complications of the Heimlich maneuver

J A Fink et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1989 May.

Abstract

This report describes a case of pneumomediastinum in a 3-year-old child following the incorrect performance of the Heimlich maneuver.

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