Choking on your food is always a possibility, and we should always be mindful of how to react in case it ever happens. It can prove to be fatal if not tended to immediately and things can go south very quickly.
Recently, a chef at a restaurant in Wisconsin, US, saved a choking teenager's life by performing the Heimlich to dislodge a piece of chicken sandwich from his throat.?
The technique is called the Heimlich manoeuvre, or abdominal thrusts. Abdominal thrusts lift your diaphragm and expel air from your lungs. This causes the foreign object to be expelled from your airway.
A video of the incident was posted on Viral Hog; it was captured on CCTV. The clip shows the boy clutching his throat as Chef Joseph Reinhart crosses him. When he realises what's happening, Reinhart holds him from behind to perform the Heimlich?manoeuvre.?
As soon as he does that, a piece of the chicken sandwich comes out of the boy's mouth. The boy continues to cough indicating that there is more blockage in his throat, and the chef does the process again.?
The boy's mother can also be seen in the video. After the boy is no longer choking, Reinhart rubs his back.?
The boy sits down on the floor, and breaks down, overwhelmed with the entire incident. He covers his face with his hands and hugs his knees in a crying position. Reinhart consoles the boy and comforts him.?
According to Viral Hog, the boy is doing well.
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