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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 217.285.Display of choke-saving techniques posters

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each food service establishment, having an on-premises seating capacity of twenty-five (25) persons or more, shall post inside the establishment, in a location conspicuous to employees, a choke-saving techniques poster meeting the following requirements.

(2) The choke-saving techniques poster shall meet the following specifications:

(a) The poster shall depict through illustration and description procedures for the removal of food which is lodged in a person's throat; and

(b) The techniques illustrated and described shall include, but need not be limited to, the procedures whereby the choking person is grasped around the lower chest and upper abdomen and given a quick jerk, thus putting increased interabdominal pressure on the lungs and expelling the foreign matter.

(3) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall produce or requisition the production of the choke-saving techniques poster as provided in this section and shall supply the posters to the local health departments for distribution without cost to food establishments.

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