Approved manual choke saving procedures

105 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

105 CMR 605.000: APPROVED MANUAL CHOKE-SAVING PROCEDURES

Section

605.001: Purpose 605.002: Authority 605.003: Approved Manual Procedures 605.004: Records 605.005: Severability 605.006: Effective Date

605.001: Purpose

The purpose of .000 is to designate safe and effective manual procedures for the removal of food lodged in a person's throat.

605.002: Authority

.000 is adopted under the authority of M.G.L. c. 94, § 305D.

605.003: Approved Manual Procedures

The Department approves the procedures known as the Heimlich Maneuver and the Sequence of Obstructed Airway Maneuvers as recommended by the NationalResearch Council, NationalAcademy of Sciences.

605.004: Records

Each restaurant having a seating capacity of 25 or more persons shall keep a list of those employees trained in approved manual procedures.

605.005: Severability

If any provision of .000 or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of .000 and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

605.006: Effective Date

.000 shall be effective on July 1, 1980.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

.000: M.G.L. c. 94, § 305D.

105 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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