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I once did a course with a paramedic on basic aid. We were discussing choking, which is a condition that really needs a 2nd party to intervene. Someone asked wh
by hhmc 1y ago
I once did a course with a paramedic on basic aid. We were discussing choking, which is a condition that really needs a 2nd party to intervene. Someone asked what to do if you live alone (with no close neighbours) - the answer was essentially ‘good luck’
- vkou 1y agoMost people don't know how to do a self-heimlich.
- mh- 1y agoI know how to in theory, and I think I'm probably "above average" at calm-in-crisis, but my confidence that I'd calmly rescue myself via self-heimlich while unable to breathe is not high.
- magneticnorth 1y agoThe idea of the heimlich is to put sudden force on the diaphragm and force air upward. You can do that alone by pushing your upper abdomen against a chair back, counter, railing, whatever. Not something I've ever tried, but good to know about in case.
- inciampati 1y agoAnd if you're alone it's worth running with a chair into the street to do it as visibly as possible.
- hhmc 1y agoSure theoretically. Outcomes are dramatically better if someone else is around