new_otters_raftFeb 22

YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows

https://piefed.ca/c/youshouldknow/p/542800/ysk-what-to-do-if-someones-choking-evidence-says-begin-with-back-blows

YSK What to do if someone’s choking: Evidence says begin with back blows

Why YSK: > Despite choking being an emergency, until recently there has been limited high-quality evidence to guide bystanders on the most eff…

Show threadSlatlunFeb 23
This is interesting because CPR/first aid classes specifically teach (taught) that back blows are harmful and cause obstructions to get lodged lower in the airway except for very young people who you can turn upsidedownish. Time to rethink. Love it!
Show threadtoofpic
I was taught the same as a part of nurse training - maybe I was given outdated information, I don’t know. Bu t of course I was surprised by the article
Feb 23 at 1:51amWeb
Show threadNannerBannerFeb 23
My most recent bls cpr recert talked about back blows, and said chest thrusts before abdominal thrusts.
Show threadthespcicifcoceanFeb 23
Chest thrusts as in chest compressions? Like whet the heart stops? What if the heart is still beating??
Show threadtoofpicFeb 23
I really hope it’s about Heimlich, not really thrusts :)
“Are you choking? Here comes the punch!”
Show threadNannerBannerFeb 23
No, not chest compressions, though that IS what you go to if they don’t stop choking, and then become unconscious (because not breathing is a direct path to not beating). Again, I’ll refer to the wikipedia article someone else has posted in these comments, but chest ‘thrusts’ are similar to the abdominal thrust, but your hands are placed higher, around the rib cage rather than just under it as with the heimlich/abdominal.