Approved manual choke saving procedures

105 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 105 CMR 605.000: APPROVED MANUAL CHOKE-SAVING PROCEDURES Section 605.001: 605.002: 605.003: 605.004: 605.005: 605.006: Purpose Authority Approved Manual Procedures Records Severability Effective Date 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 105 CMR 605.000 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 National Research Council, National Academy 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 105 CMR 605.000 or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of 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 105 CMR 605.000 shall be effective on July 1, 1980. 105 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NON-TEXT PAGE