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. 1987 Sep-Oct;102(5):561-2.

Choking victims: back blows and chest thrusts are hazardous, even lethal

H J Heimlich

Choking victims: back blows and chest thrusts are hazardous, even lethal

H J Heimlich. Public Health Rep. 1987 Sep-Oct.
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