Heimlich&;s maneuver is used in: (A) Upper airway obstruction by foreign body, (B) BPPV, (C) Eustachian tube patency test, (D) Tympanic membrane integrity test
Answer is A. Heimlich maneuverAbdominal thrusts also called the Heimlich maneuver, is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstruction (or choking) by foreign objects. The Heimlich maneuver is named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who first described it in 1974.Ref: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 367