Choking

Most people choke while they are eating. You may have seen someone choking while at the school cafeteria. Maybe you have saw someone in a fast food restaurant. You may have choked yourself while eating. All of these scenarios require the Heimlich Maneuver. When someone is choking, no air can go through their noise or mouth. They cannot breathe. Some object is wedged in their air passage way, like a cork stuck in a bottle. When you perform the Heimlich Maneuver, you are squeezing the lounges to force air out of the victims mouth, forcing the piece of food out of the victims mouth so he can breathe again. The Heimlich Maneuver has to be done carefully. Your hands are not meant to be inside a guy's ribcage. Doing the Heimlich Maneuver can cause some serious damage to internal organs if done improperly. To perform the Heimlich Maneuver: If the victim is standing, move behind the victim. Put you arms around the victims waist. Clasp your hands one finger above his belly button. Give a quick inward then upward thrust to squeeze the lounges. This forces the air into the throat and forces the object out of your mouth. Do this repeatedly until the victim can breath.

If the victim is unconscious and is lying down: Turn the victim on his back. Again, put your hands one finger above the belly button and give the inward-upward thrust. Do this repeatedly until the victim again can breathe.