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Choking
Choking is when someone can't breathe because food, a toy, or other object is blocking the airway (throat or windpipe).
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Symptoms
The universal distress signal for choking is grabbing the throat with the hand. Other danger signs include: Inability t...
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Causes
Eating too fast, failing to chew food well enough, or eating with improperly fitted dentures; Alcohol consumption (even...
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Tests
When the actual choking incident is not observed, choking can be diagnosed by observing the above symptoms. For childre...
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Treatments
How to perform the Heimlich maneuver: First ask, "Are you choking? Can you speak?" DO NOT perform first aid if the pers...
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Risk Factors
Alcohol abuse
Anaphylaxis
Eating Too Quickly
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Complications
In many cases the foreign material is dislodged from the throat, and the choking victim suffers no permanent effects of...
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Prevention
Eat slowly and chew food thoroughly; Make sure dentures fit properly; Don't drink too much alcohol before or during eat...
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Doctor Specialties
When to call the doctor. All infants and children who experience a choking episode severe enough to require the Heimlic...
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