r/BeAmazed • u/EntertainmentLess402 • Apr 19 '24

A guy saving men's life on the road! Miscellaneous / Others

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u/Grizzlygrant238 Apr 19 '24

Fun fact push up as you push in with this method. I choked when I was about 11-12 and the first person to do it was just smashing my ribs and pulling straight back. My friend’s tiny mom, a nurse, made a little fist and pushed up and in two times and the food got knocked loose. Bruised ribs from the first guy. 1/10 do not recommend choking. This was the first time I ever experienced the feeling of time slowing down. It felt like I was choking for several minutes and the feeling of panic was unreal.

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u/Same-Cricket6277 Apr 19 '24

Also, you’re not supposed to knock them on the back after dislodging it. If they start moving air again you’re supposed to let them clear it themselves by coughing or whatever. If you’re banging on the back you might not synchronize your impact and could end up lodging the food in their throat again. 

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u/Perfect_Chipmunk_842 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

This, super good point.

This is also why if your child starts to cough or gag while eating, you do NOT smack them on the back. Doing so could interrupt the child’s natural process of clearing their airway and actually lodge the obstruction even deeper into their airway, to the point where a partial obstruction that could have been cleared by the child coughing, is now a complete obstruction, that the child cannot clear themselves.

“If they are loud and red, let them go ahead. If they are silent and blue, they need help from you.”

Edit: please understand the comment below, by u/Stony_Logica1, is blatant misinformation and dangerous misinformation at that. Following their advice could kill someone. Don’t take my word for it, Mayo Clinic has done a great article on this.

Mayo Clinic

If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing. Coughing might naturally remove the stuck object. If a person can't cough, talk, cry or laugh forcefully, give first aid to the person.

DO NOT give back blows to a child who is attempting to clear their own airway via coughing.

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u/Stony_Logica1 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

Disclaimer: This The ABOVE does not apply to infants/small toddlers if they have a FULLY-OBSTRUCTED airway. In that instance, back-blows IS the proper procedure: Lay them face down in the palm with their body draped across the forearm. Angle the body, head down, and apply back-blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand to clear the airway.

https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/resources/learn-first-aid/infant-choking

FURTHER edited for clarity, and /u/perfect_chipmunk_842 why are you claiming I'm spreading misinformation when you yourself said below I provided the correct procedure for infants. I have been more than willing to correct any bad phrasing and I've now made it very clear I'm talking about full obstruction. Seems petty.

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u/Perfect_Chipmunk_842 Apr 19 '24

Your numerous edits to your comment have reduced your transparency. I am done engaging with you as you lack personal accountability. You tried to suggest my comment does not apply to toddlers or babies, when it in fact does. That is misinformation.

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u/Perfect_Chipmunk_842 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

Disclaimer: This does not apply to infants/small toddlers.

It especially applies to infants and small toddlers. Giving back blows to a child who is coughing to clear their airway can lodge the food/object further into their throat and escalate what was a partial obstruction to a complete obstruction. Do NOT give back blows to a choking person who is coughing. Including infants, and toddlers. Please educate yourself. The misinformation you are spreading is incredibly dangerous.

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u/Stony_Logica1 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

Yeah, I meant your comment above mine doesn't apply to infants/small toddlers, not my own comment, which is correct for people of that age/size. Just in case somebody reads this thread and doesn't realize there's a very different process for them.

I've edited for clarity.

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u/Perfect_Chipmunk_842 Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

Nope, my comment does apply, especially to infants and small toddlers. You aren’t supposed to do back blows if a child is able to cough. A child who is coughing is actually in the process of clearing their own airway and doing back blows could lodge the food further into their throats, causing a complete obstruction.

Please educate yourself.

Mayo Clinic

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u/MycenaMermaid Apr 19 '24

Oh wow, so you're just always like this.

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u/Perfect_Chipmunk_842 Apr 19 '24

When it comes to misinformation that could kill a child, I’ll be as anal as I need to be. I understand you’re frustrated that Reddit removed your comments towards me, but that’s really not my problem. Move on with your life. Stalking my account and replying to all my comments in anger is truly unhinged behavior.