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Comment on YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Nothing at all. Likely in shock or embarrassed or something. Her daughter thanked me quite a bit and I asked if I could grab her a water or something, I grabbed her a water, still nothing, they left after the water

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AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Funny enough a coworker told me “you’re not supposed to do the heimlich anymore”

Which is funny because in both your story and mine it worked.

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- Whostosay@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yeah, it’s effective, definitely more risk of damage apparently. Was kind of violent when i did it, larger shorter lady so I had to like pick her up in order to effectively pull in the right spot, I know there was probably bruising and whatnot.
  
  I’ll end up starting with the back if I ever end up doing it again, but ol reliable will be there if I need it.
  
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  - AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    To be honest, I didn’t even think of anything else. I’d never done the Heimlich, wasn’t trained, it just seemed like the thing to try.
    
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