Choking occurs when an object gets stuck in the throat, blocking airflow to the lungs. Common causes are slippery, round foods like hot dogs and grapes, as well as nuts, thick foods like peanut butter, and objects becoming trapped when talking or laughing while eating. Someone who is choking will look alarmed and unable to speak, cough, or breathe. If not treated, they can lose consciousness and die of suffocation within four minutes. When choking is suspected, emergency services should be called immediately while performing abdominal thrusts until the object is dislodged or the person becomes unconscious.

1. Choking

2. What is choking?
•A person chokes when an object is trapped in his or her throat. That blocks off the flow of air into lungs. When slippery, round foods: such as hot dogs, grapes, and hard candy. Hard foods: such as nuts, and thick foods: such as peanut butter, also are common causes of choking.

3. Causes of why people choke
•People choke when objects becomes trapped in his or her throat.
•Some people choke because they talk, laugh, and run when they are chewing.
•Other people take really big bites and that’s the greater the chance that you will choke.
•Running or talking while eating may cause you to swallow before food is well chewed.

4. What happens when someone is choking
•You can tell when a person is choking when he/she looks alarmed and cant talk, cough or breathe.
•They can die of suffocation in four in minutes.
•They cant talk or breathe.
•They get unconscious.

5. What to do when someone is choking
•Activate emergency medical services as soon as possible open mouth and perform finger sweep.
•If victim cant speak or breathe perform the abdominal thrust.
•Open airway (head tit chin lift) and attempt to rescue breathing.
•If unsuccessful perform abdominal thrust op to 5 times.

6. Ways prevent choking
•Take small bites
•Sit down to eat. Running or eating may cause you to swallow before food is well chewed.
•Avoid eating in car.
•Chew each bite well.