What if you put down, and no one is near

Survival / by admin / December 23, 2019

Everyone can choke. If this is not close to the people, it can end in tragedy. Therefore it is necessary to know how to help themselves.

The main thing - do not panic and well aware of what to do.

Blockage of the upper respiratory tract foreign body may be partial or complete.

With partial blockage of the victim can, albeit with difficulty breathing, coughing, talking. At full breathing impossible. Characteristic in this case, the gesture - hands, frantically clutching his throat.

What to do if you are choked

First of all try to calm down. Panic will not allow you to focus on self-help and will only aggravate the situation.

Try coughing intensely as possible: this is the main defense mechanism, invented by nature. To enhance the cough can be folded in half. In this case will help the abdominal muscles.

In no case do not try to suppress cough. It will only worsen the situation.

If there is a mirror, use it: open your mouth, push the tongue down to the fingers of the jaw, pull it up and slide forward a little. This will improve visibility. If you see a foreign body, try to move him sliding movement of the finger, and then remove.

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Xenia Vozhdalova, mobile clinic therapist DOC +

Do not try to grab something that is stuck in the throat with two fingers. So you can accidentally push it further and worsen their condition.

What if you are short of breath

In this case, the person has no more than one and a half minutes to help yourself. After that, most people lose consciousness, and a chance for salvation.

1. Use a hard narrow object

It can be a chair back (but not on wheels), edge of the tub and so on. The main thing - to be able to pull hard.

Bend over so that the top part of the stomach was located directly over the hard edge of the selected object. Relax the feet, sharply fell on the subject. Pressure in the stomach will be transferred through the diaphragm into the lungs. This will drive out the foreign body. This method in practice, considered the most effective rescue.
George Budarkevich, senior first aid instructor training center "ProPomosch"

what to do if choking: use a hard object

2. Use Geymliha reception

One hand, squeeze into a fist. Push it to 2-3 cm above the navel with the thumb to the stomach. Grasp the other hand fist and vypolite five compressions the sharp and upward.

Due to the uncomfortable point of force application and possible physical weakness due to lack of oxygen, this method is considered to be not very reliable. Is much more effective when Geymliha reception It uses someone nearby.

3. Hit the floor

Get on your knees, straight arms rest against the floor. Very clean hands to the sides and drop-chested on the floor. Blow should increase the pressure in the lungs, the foreign body may depart from the respiratory tract.

This method is considered to be more than theoretical: you can try, but it will help if - is unknown.

How to eat properly, so as not to choke on

Bite off less, chew thoroughly. In this case, the risk of choking greatly reduced.
Do not talk while eating. "When I eat, I am deaf and dumb" - a very useful rule.
Keep your next drink: juice, milk, ice tea, to wash down a meal.
And most importantly - do not rush. Do not snack on the go: it may lead to the fact that you distract and to suppress even a small piece of food. If you feel that you start to rush, take a deep breath and continue at a slower pace.

Leisurely enjoying a delicious meal - a good way to protect yourself from trouble.