Last week we had DIY heart attack treatment. This week we have choking. We have all, at some point had a sharp pat on the back when something goes down the wrong way...but what would you do if you were on your own? Being
unable to get air in your lungs is very frightening and you need to act fast and try not to panic.
1. Call 999 and leave the phone off the hook. Even if you can't speak they will hear you and will send help in case you are being attacked or burgled and can't speak.
2. If you can, open the door. It saves them
from breaking your door down when they come.
3. Try to throw yourself backwards against a wall to mimic someone thumping your back. Stop after 3 if this doesn't work
4. Make a fist and jam it hard using your other hand to add force, up and under your breast bone. You can also try using the rounded part of the
back of a sofa or chair arm.
5. Last resort, if you haven't passed out already. Go onto all fours. Shooting your arms up and forwards, throw yourself onto the floor hard so your chest and abdomen hit the floor with a smack.
Again I am laughing while writing this, having a vivd imagination...but you never
know. I might have just saved someones life :D
