Tonight I almost lost my wife. We were sitting in the living room eating dinner when she started to choke. After asking her twice if she needed help And she nodded that she did. I did the heimlich maneuver and a chunk of steak came up. Thank god this worked. I learned this back when I was a kid working in a fast food joint. Then again when we were expecting our first child. The hospital required that you knew basic first aid. I also was trained in advanced first aid in the military. Please be prepared for the unexpected.
Please learn simple first aid.
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RocketCowboy
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Good reminder! Part of being prepared. Glad you were there for your wife tonight!
Very Good Advice! Glad you kept your head and were able to act as you did. Nice job!
Even though you were taught it in years past, it is always good to get periodic refresher courses. New, more effective first aid methods are developed continually. I have used the Heimlich on an infant, but never had the need to perform it on an adult. I was glad that I had had training.
Even though you were taught it in years past, it is always good to get periodic refresher courses. New, more effective first aid methods are developed continually. I have used the Heimlich on an infant, but never had the need to perform it on an adult. I was glad that I had had training.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I guess that would be good advice for all of us. My son was trained in the Army on some pretty advance first aid. They are all issued very nice kits to keep with them. When he left the army they were told to turn in the kits and as soon as they did another person handed them back and told them to carry them all the time in civilian life.
Two months after he got out there was one of the worse tornadoes that came through where he lived. He was standing in the parking lot of where he lived and could see it heading his way but it turned and missed him. He grabbed his kit and threw it in his old pickup and headed toward the nearest place if had gone through about 2 miles away. He stated going trough the rubble of home digging people out and stopping the bleeding and splinting the obvious wounds as best he could. There were medics coming up behind him and they looked at the work he was doing and handed him fresh supplies and told him to continue on. He found several dead bodies and the last person he found had a sucking chest wound. One of the things they were taught in the Army was how to handle that which involves releasing the pressure. He was able to do that and hold the tube in place till the medics got there. They then asked him where he was trained to do that. He went to the VA hospital a few days later and they refilled his kit for him.
It does pay to have knowledge of basic life saving skills.
Two months after he got out there was one of the worse tornadoes that came through where he lived. He was standing in the parking lot of where he lived and could see it heading his way but it turned and missed him. He grabbed his kit and threw it in his old pickup and headed toward the nearest place if had gone through about 2 miles away. He stated going trough the rubble of home digging people out and stopping the bleeding and splinting the obvious wounds as best he could. There were medics coming up behind him and they looked at the work he was doing and handed him fresh supplies and told him to continue on. He found several dead bodies and the last person he found had a sucking chest wound. One of the things they were taught in the Army was how to handle that which involves releasing the pressure. He was able to do that and hold the tube in place till the medics got there. They then asked him where he was trained to do that. He went to the VA hospital a few days later and they refilled his kit for him.
It does pay to have knowledge of basic life saving skills.
Pleased you had a happy ending.i am a trained in first aid but refused to take the role on at work,the guy that took us for the course made it so advanced those on refresher courses couldn't keep up,me on my first course stood no chance,then i was given the nod that most people passed the final
so i stayed fore the course but refused to take an exam in something so important when i could be bellow standard and still pass.
so i stayed fore the course but refused to take an exam in something so important when i could be bellow standard and still pass.I'm a trained responder where I work. Been doing that for ten years now. I just never thought how important it would be to know this. At work I've treated people for cuts and burns, a few were severe. Procedures for things do change often. And it is important to keep up to date with them. I got a smirk and slap from the wife this morning when I told her she's getting baby food for dinner.
I can vouch for that. Having been certified in CPR since 1979, my first certification included a precordial thump and four 'stairstep breaths'.
That said, I have 3 total strangers who were CPR certified for saving my father back in 1993 to thank. Due to their actions, I still have my dad today.
I remember the 4 starter breathes. And the "hazards" of what that could bring!
donaldjledet
Senior Member
Yes very good advice.
Glad to hear the wife is fine.
Glad to hear the wife is fine.