What modifications of the Heimlich maneuver should be performed with this patient?
A 32-year-old female presents in the dental office with a positive medical history. She is in her second trimester and is six months pregnant. The patient is scheduled to have impressions made for a whitening tray. The dental auxiliary places the patient in a supine position and inserts the upper impression tray. The patient begins choking and experiencing airway obstruction with inadequate air exchange.
What will be an ideal response?
Use chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
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