New Posts For Thread: Choking on food yourself - do YOU know what to do?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-doRead a depressing story earlier about a dad finding his daughter dead who had died choking on food alone.It's something to worry about, so I just read a couple articles on what to do, if you have to think about it when it happens, that's a bit late.WTerrible weather, isn't it?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552798717#552798717Terrible weather, isn't it?Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:30:55 -0500I didn't realise you were deaf SfBTW, IS THIS BETTER?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552798373#552798373I didn't realise you were deaf SfBTW, IS THIS BETTER?Mon, 11 Sep 2017 04:51:55 -0500Thanks, Just Checking, about the throwing yourself to the floor when choking when you are alone. I am often alone and several times I have choked on a piece of food and it has scared the life out of me. I have read the other ways about doing the hehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552795235#552795235Thanks, Just Checking, about the throwing yourself to the floor when choking when you are alone. I am often alone and several times I have choked on a piece of food and it has scared the life out of me. I have read the other ways about doing the heSun, 10 Sep 2017 13:56:19 -0500screaming from beneaththewaves 09 Sep 17 22:20 Place a fist slightly above your navel.As a fat b'stard that's me dead then. Me arms a'int long enough.Still if i've gotta go then via food isn't a bad way.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552791627#552791627screaming from beneaththewaves 09 Sep 17 22:20 Place a fist slightly above your navel.As a fat b'stard that's me dead then. Me arms a'int long enough.Still if i've gotta go then via food isn't a bad way.Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:13:50 -0500And in the side bar, here's how to heimlich a dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_vNktCbywThere was a guy in the news recently that should have used that as a "defence"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552791047#552791047And in the side bar, here's how to heimlich a dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_vNktCbywThere was a guy in the news recently that should have used that as a "defence"Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:22:54 -0500Yes the guy was ridiculous. Thank god for that youtube feature where you can kind of fastforward instantly using the progress bar. IT's so useful when I use my DVR or the clunky iPlayer where you have to actually fast forward/rewind it feels like thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552791019#552791019Yes the guy was ridiculous. Thank god for that youtube feature where you can kind of fastforward instantly using the progress bar. IT's so useful when I use my DVR or the clunky iPlayer where you have to actually fast forward/rewind it feels like theSat, 09 Sep 2017 17:19:29 -0500Ah! Thanks. Found it hidden at 3 mins in. Christ. Imagine being near death, the ambulance turns up, and that guy steps out.Almost a relief that I can't use the phone to make a 999 call.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552791003#552791003Ah! Thanks. Found it hidden at 3 mins in. Christ. Imagine being near death, the ambulance turns up, and that guy steps out.Almost a relief that I can't use the phone to make a 999 call.Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:14:36 -0500The second one is ridiculous I could see he was one of these irritating people who does a 4 minute video to cover something that takes 20 seconds so I just fast forwarded to about 3/4 way in when I saw him doing the d&mned thing :)I hate youtube videhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552790893#552790893The second one is ridiculous I could see he was one of these irritating people who does a 4 minute video to cover something that takes 20 seconds so I just fast forwarded to about 3/4 way in when I saw him doing the d&mned thing :)I hate youtube videSat, 09 Sep 2017 17:01:30 -0500Being deaf, I really hate instructional videos which comprise just talking. I guess I'll go for flinging myself to the floor, if it ever comes to it, simply because the guy in that video is the only one who actually shows you what to do. The other twhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552790807#552790807Being deaf, I really hate instructional videos which comprise just talking. I guess I'll go for flinging myself to the floor, if it ever comes to it, simply because the guy in that video is the only one who actually shows you what to do. The other twSat, 09 Sep 2017 16:52:11 -0500I watched a video by a paramedic who recommends kind of throwing yourself to the floor:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz8M0UTkvSUI'll keep that in mind as a last resort. looks like it'll work but pretty brutal! The first resort is trying to cough, ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30946395/choking-on-food-yourself---do-you-know-what-to-do?post_id=552790671#552790671I watched a video by a paramedic who recommends kind of throwing yourself to the floor:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz8M0UTkvSUI'll keep that in mind as a last resort. looks like it'll work but pretty brutal! The first resort is trying to cough, oSat, 09 Sep 2017 16:37:29 -0500