What to do if you choke when you’re alone

Instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver on yourself.

[luizhauckcomposer]

❗❗❗ *IF YOU ARE CHOKING, GO TO* 0:25 ❗❗❗

[actuallobster]

Thank you, had a random panic moment wondering what would happen if I started choking when no one was here with me

[brenn]

Holy shit I'm alive. Thank you so much. I almost choked to death on a bell pepper chunk! Thank you Google!

[davebellamy]

It's somehow strangely very reassuring when you nearly choked to death on a piece of steak half an hour ago that there are other people all over the world who nearly choked to death on pieces of steak too.

[universalspaceexpeditioner]

I almost died tonight from choking, I was fighting a minute before the piece of steak I was eating came out. I wouldn't talk, I couldn't breathe and I felt immerse pain in my throat and even started throwing up a little. An hour later I came here to watch this video as I am still scared.

[hyrix]

I just thought of this and was like what would I do if I started choking and no one was there??

[Neat_meat]

Great video, only if they were no ads i would have lived

[Lynn-vsuu]

I just choked while alone, thankfully was able to get it out but it made me look up this video. scary stuff!!

[DankSandwich]

I live alone, was watching Brooklyn 9-9 and Holt said “do you know how common choking is, ” I figured I should probably learn how to save myself

[mj]

I watched this video by myself for a reminder on how to do the heimlich maneuver if I was alone. I watched it 8 months ago. Never really thinking I needed to know it. I have EMT training to do the heimlich on others. So For the longest time I thought I only really needed to know how to do it on others. Until today I was home alone and started to choke. I started to panic and then I remembered how to do the heimlich on myself. It took a couple tries but I got it. If it wasn't for this video and my previous training I might not be alive today. Learn how to do it because you never know when you will need it.

Years ago I was at work and started choking on my lunch salad. Jumped up from my desk, grabbed car keys and stupidly drove myself to ER while trying not to breathe or swallow. MOMENT pulled into ER could feel whatever was stuck in my throat loosen and slowly slide down the correct pipe. ER ended up giving me a paper that said chew every food bite 38 times, then drink water. Totally random 38 chews but always in the back of my brain when eating. To this day I can, 't even swallow an aspirin without dissolving it in water, or chewing to a count of 38, then drinking an entire bottle of water.😂

[cualfuneri]

I was just having some snacks when i started choking on a piece of cheese. Luckily i found this video and i could spit it right away

[blucat]

im trying to learn a bunch of medical things in case theres someone who needs my help and this is very helpful if i need help

[Andrew-qoom]

Hears a story that’s happend many times, I ate food and laid down to continue watching my show. It’s like my stomach pushed some of the food up and I started choking, I was panicking but I made a fist with my thumb in and my other hand around and started doing hard upper thrusts punches pretty much right below my rib cage. After a few attempts I spat out what was lodged in my throat. This has happened in my sleep as well, since then, I always sleep on my side.

[garfieldy]

HI, IF YOU ARE CHOKING ON A DROP OF WATER OR SALIVA, LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD HOLD YOUR CHIN FIRM TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING AND WITH YOUR EYES LOOK UP TOWARDS THE CEILING, HOLD, REPEAT UNTIL IT CLEARS. IT WORKED FOR ME.

[Chinamere]

Never thought I would need a video on what to do when you’re choking as am an adult and never thought I’d choke on something as simple as bacon, I kept clearing my throat until it came out, scariest thing ever

[sylvirgiomanach]

I live alone, so this was really nice to find. 😅

[SK-kite]

Best Vid I saw said DON’T STAY ALONE indoors! Go out in public as you continue to self rescue.!!!! You might get help, but even if you pass out, isomeone surely will notice and help!

[forreal]

I somehow choked on a candy that had marshmallow like consistency this year. I was on my phone while eating and not paying attention and started choking all of a sudden. I was struggling so hard to breathe, I was about to faint since it must have been over a minute for sure and all of a sudden I put my head down as if I’m throwing up, this is when I was able to gasp for some air and slowly recovered. After that it felt hard to breathe for about 20 mins, but I was definitely breathing. It terrified me since I was alone for sure I thought I was going to die that day. Good thing I didn’t panic and just kept trying.

[moneybags]

I almost just died, thanks for the quick tip