BellGab/bellchan Archive

If I had tried to make a double entandre at the end of my choking advice,
I would have failed. Like a great pun, the best ones are unintentional. I could have died laughing!
In my profession CPR and BLS must be current, and the guidelines change every two years. The irony here is that the people I could save don't want to be! Tattoo DNR on your chest if you're serious because the legal document is usually nowhere to be found when you really need it.

I am brand new and figuring out how to use the site. But I just have to comment on George's misunderstanding of the Heimlich maneuver. He wonders why a choking person does not ask for help. If you can't breathe, you can't talk! It takes wind to engage the vocal cords. This is why the universal question to a possible victim of choking is "Can you talk?". The universal sign a choking person should display is to stand up and with one hand, make a throat cutting gesture across his or her neck. Someone trained in BLS (basic life support) will recognize the gesture and act quickly. You'll make an actual BFF! If choking and alone, use the back of a typical table chair; sounds difficult. So be careful with laughter, especially with meat in your mouth.