Choking

What is choking?

• A person chokes when an object is trapped in his or her throat. That blocks off the flow of air into lungs. When slippery, round foods: such as hot dogs, grapes, and hard candy. Hard foods: such as nuts, and thick foods: such as peanut butter, also are common causes of choking.

Causes of why people choke

• People choke when objects becomes trapped in his or her throat.

• Some people choke because they talk, laugh, and run when they are chewing.

• Other people take really big bites and that’s the greater the chance that you will choke.

• Running or talking while eating may cause you to swallow before food is well chewed.

What happens when someone is choking

• You can tell when a person is choking when he/she looks alarmed and cant talk, cough or breathe.

• They can die of suffocation in four in minutes.

• They cant talk or breathe.

• They get unconscious.

What to do when someone is choking

• Activate emergency medical services as soon as possible open mouth and perform finger sweep.

• If victim cant speak or breathe perform the abdominal thrust.

• Open airway (head tit chin lift) and attempt to rescue breathing.

• If unsuccessful perform abdominal thrust op to 5 times.

Ways prevent choking

• Take small bites

• Sit down to eat. Running or eating may cause you to swallow before food is well chewed.

• Avoid eating in car.

• Chew each bite well.