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Weak swallowing muscles, poor cough or gag reflexes and dementia are just a few of the factors that put the elderly at risk of choking and aspiration. In this video resource viewers learn to identify the characteristics of choking, aspiration, strangulation and suffocation...and they learn prevention tips to help reduce these risks. Included are practical tools including illustrated step-by-step instructions for using the Heimlich Maneuver on both conscious and unconscious victims.