Choking

Choking is a problem that may occur with the person of any age including your parents, friends of your own age or even the infants. While enjoying your lunch, or eating or drinking something in a party it may happen that a solid object or even a liquid blocks the respiratory passage, which would result a person to choke and thus cough badly. This situation requires emergency treatment as it may cause unconsciousness or death.If a person is choking
What you should do
q Stand behind him with your arms around his waist.
q Place one fist, with the knuckle of the thumb against the victim's midsection, slightly above the navel but well below the breastbone.
q Hold your fist firmly with the other hand and pull both hands sharply toward you with an upward?and?inward jab.
q This procedure should be administered continually until either the object is forced out or the victim becomes unconscious.

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