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Chapter 230
Have 80% people's choking to take place in the family, the state of an illness is urgent and severe.The success of rescuing choking patients depends on timely identification and diagnosis, and on-the-spot rescue.If the rescue is proper, 50% of the patients can be out of danger.

American scholar Heimris invented a simple first aid method that everyone can master.The specific operation method is: the patient who is still conscious can take the standing or sitting position, the rescuer stands behind the patient, surrounds the patient with both arms, makes a fist with one hand, and makes the protruding point of the thumb and metacarpal joint withstand the upper navel of the patient's abdomen midline, and the other Press the palm of one hand on the fist, and push inward and upward continuously for 6 to 10 times (be careful not to hurt the ribs).The comatose patient is placed in the supine position, and the rescuer straddles the patient's hips, pushing and impacting the supra-umbilical part according to the upper method.This impact on the upper abdomen suddenly increases the intra-abdominal pressure, which can elevate the diaphragm, so that the airway pressure increases rapidly instantly, and the air in the lungs is forced to be discharged, so that the food (or other foreign objects) that block the trachea move up and are driven out. .This first aid method is also known as "residual air shock method".If it is ineffective, after a few seconds, repeat the operation to cause an artificial cough and flush the blocked food clumps out of the airway.

The Hay method can also be used for self-help.If food blocks the trachea, there is no one around, or even if there is someone, the patient has already spoken to call for help, and the patient must quickly use the time when he is still awake for about two to three minutes to save himself.At this time, you can take a standing position by yourself, lift your chin to straighten the trachea, and then lean the upper end of your abdomen (under the xiphoid process, commonly known as the heart nest) against the top of the back of a chair or the edge of a table, or the corner of a balcony railing, suddenly Vigorous application of pressure above the chest cavity has the same effect - food is flushed out of the trachea.

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To prevent choking in the elderly, in addition to timely treatment of various predisposing diseases, they should also pay attention to the "four suitable": food should be soft, eating should be slow, drinking should be less, and the mind should be calm.

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