Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:54 pm
Choking is a serious matter. People choke when an object is lodged in their throat or windpipe and prevent air from flowing into their lungs. People die from choking if they couldn’t dislodge the obstruction in time.
Choking alone is one of the last scenarios you’ll even wish to encounter. First of all, even when you panic, there’s no one else around to help and you’re unable to talk, let alone shout for help. In this case, you have only one option, to save yourself. So today, we’re going to tell you what to do when you’re choking alone. Keep them in mind because you won’t know when this knowledge will come in useful.
Stop panicking.
Giving in to panic is a natural response, but you really, really, need to focus on dislodging that piece of food. keep calm (as best as you can) and react appropriately instead of letting your fear paralyse you. You’re literally seconds away from death!
Keep coughing
Coughing is a naturally reflex when things get stuck in your windpipe. Continue to cough violent to force the piece of food out.
Get attention
When you can’t talk, getting attention is difficult. If you are alone in a social situation, do WHATEVER you can to get other people’s attention, to draw help to yourself. Throw yourself at someone, knock something to the ground, open and close your mouth violently. Remember, whatever you do, don’t collapse because in Singapore, people will either walk away or stare at each other, waiting for someone to do something.
Abdominal thrusts
Here is the most important step of all. Sometimes, you can’t cough out the food because it’s lodged too deep in the windpipe (yikes). You would need an external object to force air out of your windpipe, pushing the food out. I believe we all know of the Heimlich manoeuvre where another person place their hands around your belly area and push.
That’s impossible when you are alone – you need to find something that pushes there are right above your navel (belly button). It could be the back of the chair, the side of the table. At this point in time, concentrate on finding something to push yourself against. When the stomach area is compressed, your diaphragm is pushed against your lungs, forcing air out. This could possibly dislodge the object.
Back blows
In addition to the abdominal thrust, another step to take is applying force to your back and force the object to dislodge. Applying sudden pressure to the back puts pressure on the piece of food inside the windpipe, forcing it out of its position.
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