Choking

Choking: First aid
Choking occurs when a foreign object becomes lodged in the throat or windpipe, blocking the flow of air. In adults, a piece of food often is the culprit. Young children often swallow small objects.
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Choking - adult or child over 1 year
Definition:
Choking is when someone can't breathe because food, a toy, or other object is blocking the airway (throat or windpipe).
Alternative Names:
Heimlich maneuver - adult or child over 1 year ...
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Choking in children: The compromise of a child's normal breathing by obstructing or compressing the trachea, a major health hazard for children.
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Choking Overview
Choking occurs when a sudden airway obstruction occurs, usually involving a foreign object. If the person can speak or cough, intervention may worsen the obstruction.
Choking Symptoms ...
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Choking is the hindrance of breathing due to an obstruction of the throat or windpipe. The Heimlich maneuver should be conducted to try to dislodge the object.
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Choking (Cafe Coronary)
What is "cafe coronary?"
"Cafe coronary" is poorly named because it has nothing to do with a heart attack.
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Choking
Dr Trisha Macnair
Children love exploring objects with their mouths, but this means they're at increased risk of choking on small objects.
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Choking is usually caused by things that the child has placed in his or her mouth. These include toys, candy, popcorn, nuts, batteries, rocks, and buttons.
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Choking
Avoid letting your toddler (ages 3 and under) play with small toys and parts. Children in this age group still "mouth" objects, which can cause them to choke on small objects.
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For tips to avoid choking, see preventing choking.
Warning:
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) that is done improperly or on a person whose heart is still beating can cause serious injury. Do not perform CPR unless: ...
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See first aid for choking.
Alternative Names:
Difficulty breathing - first aid; Dyspnea - first aid; Shortness of breath - first aid
Considerations: ...
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Cut the food into small pieces to prevent choking. Avoid food that can't be chewed easily. Some foods can make your child's constipation worse.
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If suspected, the fish should be netted and inspected to rule out obstruction or choking.
Fish may swim head-up or head-down in an attempt to avoid aggression.
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An extremely sore throat, bad breath, a bad taste in the mouth, fever, and a sense of choking.
Lung infection. Chest pain, coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, foul-smelling sputum, and weight loss.
Intraabdominal infection.
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A feeling of choking
Chest pain or chest discomfort
Abdominal discomfort, upset stomach or nausea
Feeling faint, dizzy, light-headed or unsteady on your feet
A feeling that things around you are unreal or that you are detached from yourself ...
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- Using nicotine is ruinous to the health in several ways; choking off circulation to the limbs is one of them. Those who smoke are 6 times more likely to develop claudication (also see Buerger's Disease).
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These should never be given to a child under 3 years old because of the risk of choking.
A vaporizer or steamy shower may help a dry cough by increasing the humidity in the air.
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Throat infection. An extremely sore throat, bad breath, a bad taste in the mouth, fever, and a sense of choking.
Lung infection. Chest pain, coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, foul-smelling sputum, and weight loss.
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Other symptoms of this condition include snoring, mouth breathing, frequent ear and sinus infections, sore throat, choking, and daytime drowsiness.
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"Our second baby had trouble choking on too much milk," reports Tawn Bueltman, mother of four, who lives in rural Nebraska, "but I found if I nursed her while I was laying down, she was able to keep up and swallow the milk more easily.
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An imbalance or dangerously low levels of the essential minerals in the body can significantly or fatally affect the working of vital internal organs. Other dangers of bulimia include rupture of the stomach, choking, and erosion of tooth enamel.
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When you're having asthma problems, your airways become inflamed and clogged with mucous. By the time you get to a full-blown asthma attack and you're coughing and wheezing and choking, and all that swelling may have been going on for a while.
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Other symptoms include urticaria or edema, choking, coughing, shock, and loss of consciousness. Death may occur within 5 to 10 min if no medical help is available.
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