We had quite a scare last night

[ramanth]

Glad she's okay! Andy saved me and a friend of a friend at the same party. The prime rib was sooo good that we were literally inhaling our dinners. Bad idea.

[buckner]

I think a couple of you have mistakened what I said.

I would never shove my entire hand/arm down a child's throat. What I was pointing out is that my CPR instructor stated to use your finger to scoop out what is in the throat.

I am a nursery attendant for toddlers and infants, and every Sunday, a 1 year old always finds something to choke on. Sometimes big, sometimes very small. Also, my friend's son had a sticker in his throat. There was no coughing that sucker up.

I know what I start choking on something, if I can't cough it up, I reach down into my throat.

[Sirrahsim]

I'm sure that your instructor said that scoop what is in the MOUTH, versus throat. If s/he suggested you stick a finger past the mouth then that instructor needs to lose their license.

[buckner]

Well what I originally said and what I said again was what the instructor told us. Should I say it again? Would you suddenly believe that the instructor told us that, if I tell you again?

I remember choking on hamburger one night. My dad told me to spit it out. I kept choking, and coughing, and finally couldn't breathe. He reached in my mouth, into my throat, and dislodged it himself. He didn't know the heimlech, or the beating-on-the-back method.... he did what instinct told him to do, and that was to get the hamburger out of my throat.