Have you ever choked to the point

I have and you're right, it is very scary. I had been eating popcorn and a piece got caught in my throat. Someone actually gave me the heimlich maneuver.

Yes, on a piece of orange when I was a teenager. I could feel myself passing out, but luckily was able to gasp and choke it down. It is something I will never forget, that's for sure!

I have asthma and I was sick for about 2 months. I had *nothing* in my mouth. Nothing. I started to choke and couldn't breathe. Choke, choke, choke. No air in our out. I used my inhaler at least 8 times over and over and nothing would stop the coughing. I started to panic. My GP says if that happens again to call 911. We were at a restaurant and I didn't want to cause a scene. I went outside so as not to disturb other patrons but what a PITA that was. Cough, cough, cough. It took a long time to get better.

Hope you are ok now, though!

When my son was a baby he choked on a piece of apple. He didn't make a sound - just looked at me with a confused expression as his face turned purple. I pulled him out of that high chair and performed the infant Heimlich on him. The apple flew across the room. He breathed in and then we both started crying.

A few years later I choked on a Mentos. I breathed it into my windpipe somehow. Mentos are the perfect size to completely block the tube. I thought I was going to die right there in my son's elementary school. I will never eat another Mentos, that's for sure.

The universal sign for choking is to cross your arms across your chest with both hands around your throat - thumbs overlapping in front of your throat, hands on either side. I am sure that description is confusing. Google "universal sign for choking" and you'll see images.

Infant Heimlich Maneuver is different than the maneuver for adults. I learned it at a free Red Cross class. I am so glad I did. My son is grown with two little ones of his own. I can't imagine life without him.

Yes, it is really scary. I know of two people (family of friends) that have died from choking on food when they were home alone. It actually makes me really nervous because I tend to eat too fast and I choke more than a normal person.

EVERYONE should know basic life support!!!!!!! Choking and CPR!!! Yes...I've chocked. Very scary. And yes I've aided those chocking on a few occassions.

Probably the American Red Cross.  When my dd was lifeguard training she took an emergency first aid class there as well as her CPR and week long lifeguarding class.

About 10 years ago, I was taking medication when I choked. I truly thought I was going to die.
I have always had a hard time swallowing pills. This pill was a time release capsule. It got turned and stuck sideways in my throat. I was trying to wash it down with water when the capsule exploded in my throat. I tried gasping for air but got nothing.
I knew for sure I was going to die. I was so sad thinking of my kids growing up without me. They were about 2,4 and 6. My dh was asleep. I was running to the bedroom to wake him to call 911, when I felt like I was going to throw up. So I ran back to the bathroom and violently threw up while gasping for air. I was puking, crying and trying to get my breathe back. My throat burned and hurt for days after that.

My swallowing mechanism was somehow damaged during medical intubation. I could choke on anything as I couldn't tell where the food would go. Mushy stuff was especially bad for some reason. It is scary.


My niece in middle school, the day after Halloween, was given the choice to swallow a jawbreaker or spit it out. She chose to swallow, subsequently choked. Heimlech wasn't known by teacher, or class mates, or by principal, by the time EMS attended she was very purple and non responsive. Very difficult time for them to get it out. The shape I guess. The school implemented a policy not to offer the swallow option after that.