Choking Unconscious
By Emily Marie Zaltzman
Definition of Rescue Breathing
Rescue breathing is the process of breathing air into a person who is not breathing.
How is this condition caused?
When a piece of food or other object gets stuck in the upper airway. Examples are drowning, illness, or just plain choking.
Signs and Symptoms
The signs and symptoms are gasping, gagging, coughing, and bluish lips or skin.
First aid procedures(steps to give first aid).
1. Tilt their head and lift the chin up then pinch their nose.
2. Give 2 slow breaths and blow until chest gently raises.
3. Check for a pulse and make sure the heart's still beating then Call 911
4. Give one slow breath every 3 seconds, do this for about 20 breaths and recheck for a pulse. This is also the same for a child.
tiny toys
Though adults know better that these plastic objects aren't meant to be consumed, they are not little children who still can't see the difference between the edibles and non-edibles.
marbles
Many children can easily mistakes these teeth cracking spheres for delicious looking candy, for you can't deny you haven't thought of eating one of these when you were much younger.
foods
Young and old still act like whiny toddlers when it comes to eating foods that their taste buds don't really prefer. Yet your spouse, mother, or doctor force you to eat it anyway for your health. So not to chew it up and taste it's 'horribleness', they'd just swallow it whole. Huge mistake by the way giving the food a bigger chance to get stuck in your throat and completely stop your respiratory system. Sadly this happens rather often in all age groups. And when I think we finally matured.