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What Happens if You Start Choking When You’re Alone? How to Give Yourself the Heimlich
Indiana resident Patricia Webster was eating a sandwich in her car last May when something suddenly became lodged in the back of her throat, she told NBC affiliate WDTN. Realizing she was choking with no one around to help, she exited her vehicle and began attempting the Heimlich maneuver on herself, leaning over the trunk for added pressure. It took several attempts, but eventually the culprit — an avocado pit — came out. If a similar situation happened to you, would you know what steps to take? The idea of choking alone obviously isn’t fun to imagine, but being unprepared when an emergency actually occurs can make an already scary situation worse. If you’ve learned the correct response ahead of time, you can focus on taking action rather than racking your brain for the right move, Lynn White, director of workplace programs at the American Red Cross, explained to Nice News. We spoke to White about what to do if you start choking when you’re by yourself — and how to help prevent it from happening to begin with. Click below for step-by-step instructions.
