Letter

Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye

Volume: 5 Number: 2 August 31, 2025
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Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye

Abstract

The Heimlich maneuver is a life-saving intervention for choking incidents (1), and its public awareness has been steadily increasing in Türkiye. A significant challenge in assessing the true prevalence of foreign body aspiration cases is the underrepresentation in healthcare records. Since individuals who successfully recover after a Heimlich maneuver often do not seek medical attention, nationwide statistics derived from healthcare system records may not accurately reflect the actual incidence of such events. In this context, media-reported cases become a crucial source of data for evaluating the frequency and distribution of foreign body aspiration incidents and Heimlich maneuver applications. To evaluate the portrayal of Heimlich maneuver applications in Turkish media, we analyzed news reports published on the websites of three major news agencies (Anadolu Agency, Ihlas News Agency, and Demirören News Agency) using the keyword "Heimlich".

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Letter

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

March 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Sarbay, İ., Erdem, A. B., Çalık, M., & Mercan Başpınar, M. (2025). Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5(2), 29-31. https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF
AMA
1.Sarbay İ, Erdem AB, Çalık M, Mercan Başpınar M. Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye. CJMR. 2025;5(2):29-31. https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF
Chicago
Sarbay, İbrahim, Asım Bedri Erdem, Mustafa Çalık, and Melike Mercan Başpınar. 2025. “Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye”. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 (2): 29-31. https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF.
EndNote
Sarbay İ, Erdem AB, Çalık M, Mercan Başpınar M (August 1, 2025) Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 2 29–31.
IEEE
[1]İ. Sarbay, A. B. Erdem, M. Çalık, and M. Mercan Başpınar, “Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye”, CJMR, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 29–31, Aug. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF
ISNAD
Sarbay, İbrahim - Erdem, Asım Bedri - Çalık, Mustafa - Mercan Başpınar, Melike. “Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye”. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi 5/2 (August 1, 2025): 29-31. https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF.
JAMA
1.Sarbay İ, Erdem AB, Çalık M, Mercan Başpınar M. Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye. CJMR. 2025;5:29–31.
MLA
Sarbay, İbrahim, et al. “Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye”. Güncel Tıbbi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 29-31, https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Sarbay, Asım Bedri Erdem, Mustafa Çalık, Melike Mercan Başpınar. Increasing Public Awareness of the Heimlich Maneuver: An Analysis of News Reports in Türkiye. CJMR [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 1;5(2):29-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA63RH98AF