105 CMR 605.00 — Approved manual choke saving procedures

105 CMR: DEPARTMEN T O F PUBLIC HEALTH

105 CMR 605.000: APPRO VED MAN UAL CHO K E- SAVIN G PRO CEDURES

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105 CMR 605.00 Approved manual choke saving procedures

605.001 605.002:

605.001: 605.002:

605.003 605.004:

605.003: 605.004:

605.005 605.006:

605.005: 605.006: Purpose Authority Approved Manual Procedures Records Severability Effective Date

605.001 Purpose

605.001: Purpose The purpose of 105 CMR 605.000 is to designate safe and effective manual procedures for the removal of food lodged in a person's throat.

605.002 Authority

605.002: Authority 105 CMR 605.000 is adopted under the authority of M.G.L. c. 94, § 305D.

605.003 Approved Manual Procedures

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 National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences.

605.004 Records

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

605.005: Severability If any provision of 105 CMR 605.000 or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the va lid ity o f the remainder of 105 CMR 605.000 and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

605.006 Effective Date

605.006: Effective Date 105 CMR 605.000 shall be effective on July 1, 1980. REGULATO RY AUTHO RITY 105 CMR 605.000: M.G.L. c. 94, § 305D.

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