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Title: You perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on a person who has just started choking on a piece of food. Whic
Post by: nishakaur on Nov 24, 2014
You perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on a person who has just started choking on a piece of food. Which malfunctioning structure has caused the choking?

a)    Larynx.
   
b)    Pharynx.
   
c)    Epiglottis.
   
d)    Trachea.


Title: You perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on a person who has just started choking on a piece of food. Whic
Post by: skip5284 on Nov 24, 2014
d)    Trachea.

I would say this, since it clears up one's airway.