Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows
ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Interesting. I was eating at a restaurant with my mom a few years ago and she accidentally inhaled a piece of food which had the same diameter as her esophagus. It was terrifying. She just pointed at her throat and had this look on her face like she knew she was going to die. She stood up, turned around, and I did what I thought was the heimlich maneuver. I must’ve done it right, or got lucky, but it worked flawlessly. The food came flying out. I guess we’re in that 59%.
thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The same thing happened to my son. Luckily I had first aid training and actually knew how to do the Heimlich. I didn’t know that you were supposed to do back blows first though. When I learned, they just told me to go straight for the Heimlich.