It happened quickly: A bite slips into the trachea instead of the food and you get panic. Everyone should know the following measure against suffocation.
Anyone who has really choked will know: moments like this are not fun. In most cases, coughing helps to catapult the stray piece of cake or paprika out of the windpipe. But it is not always so easy. If coughing or patting on the back does not help, the emergency doctor must be alerted on telephone number 112. Then the first-aid etiquette dictates that the Heimlich handle be used. To do this, the person leans forward slightly, and the person providing the help places a clenched fist from behind between the navel and the sternum end. The other hand grips the fist and pulls back and up vigorously up to five times. So much for the recommendations of the Malteser Hilfsdienst.
Swallowed and you get no air: the push-up trick can help
But what to do if you sit alone in front of the TV and choke on yourself? Is there anyone far and wide who can help? In this case, you should use a trick that can be carried out alone without outside help: the push-up trick .
As the focus in the video shows, you have to put yourself in a push-up position. The hands are clenched into fists and placed under the shoulders. The arms remain outstretched, the face points towards the floor. Then you throw yourself forward with a lot of momentum so that your chest and stomach hit the ground . Through the fictitious fall, you intuitively expel air, the foreign body loosens and you can breathe freely again.
First aid for babies who have choked
If babies swallow, the above measures must not be used . Here you should call 112 immediately - even if the baby coughs and can breathe quickly. The foreign body may have fallen into a lung, which is why a doctor must examine it in any case.
How to behave until the ambulance arrives:
- Place the baby face down on your thighs, which you press tightly together while sitting. The infant's chest lies on your knees. Now tap the middle of your back up to five times.
- If this does not work, turn the baby over and tap his chest five times with his fingertips. If there is no improvement, repeat these impacts on the chest until the emergency doctor arrives.
Sources : www.malteser.de
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