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Stuck Where?
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Types of Choking
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Choking in the Media
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Aurora Middle-Schooler Saves Friend with Heimlich Maneuver
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Types of Choking
Complete Obstruction
Partial Obstruction
Airway
Swallowing Passage
What Gets
Stuck Where?
Most Lethal Foreign Bodies
Gel Candies “Mini Fruit Gels”
Hot Dogs
Grapes, Cherry Tomatoes, etc.
Disc Batteries
Hard Candies
Large Pieces of Meat
Popped Balloons
Dried Peas or Beans
Caustic Powders and Liquids
Mini Magnets
More About Gel Candies
Most Common Foreign Bodies
Coins
Nuts and Seeds
Fishbones
Raw Vegetables
Raw Fruit
Hard Candies
Unpopped Popcorn Kernels
Plastic Stickers and Toy Parts
Pins and Needles
Kinder Surprise Toys
A Problem with Xrays
How Can a Radiolucent Foreign Body Be Imaged?
3 Phases of Bronchial Foreign Body Obstruction
Extraction Cases
Thumbtack in Bronchus
Peanut Fragments in Bronchus
Coin(s) in Esophagus
Disc Battery in Esophagus
Pen Caps and Other Parts
Safety Pin in Esophagus
Heart-Shaped Pendant
Door Stopper Hardware
Christmas Tree Ornament
BB Pellets in Bronchus
Flashlight Bulb in Bronchus
Coat Button in Esophagus
Sunflower Seed Husk
Metal Pen Clip in Esophagus
Crayon Tip in Bronchus
Barbecue Brush Bristle
Button Backing in Bronchus
Butterfly Sticker
Metal Chain in Both Bronchi
Pebble in Bronchus
Darting Pin in Bronchus
Charm in Esophagus
Bacon Bits in Trachea
Tooth in Bronchus
Toy Propeller in Nasopharynx
Bulldog (Binder) Clip
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The Amazing Larynx
Why Humans Choke Frequently
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Choking in the Media
Preteens and Teens
Girl, 7, Saves Mom’s Life with Move She Remembered from Mrs. Doubtfire
5th Grade Hero Performs Heimlich
Aurora Middle-Schooler Saves Friend with Heimlich Maneuver
Student’s Response Saves Teacher’s Life
Teen Uses Heimlich to Save Choking Niece
Teenage Student Saves Classmate’s Life with Heimlich Maneuver
Teen Girl Uses Heimlich Maneuver to Save Choking Man
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Approximately 95% of deaths from choking occur in the home environment.
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