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Learn how to save yourself from choking if you're alone when it happens, including how to perform the self-Heimlich maneuver and other choking first aid tips.
A Mass General Brigham emergency care doctor shares step-by-step guidance on how to administer the Heimlich maneuver to adults, children and yourself in a choking event.
If you are the only person present in a choking situation, administer first aid first before calling for help. If there is someone else with you, have them call 911 as you administer first aid.
Choking happens when an object, which is often a piece of food, gets stuck in the airway. We explain what to do when someone chokes.
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A man shares one method of how to do the Heimlich maneuver on yourself if you start choking alone, sparking discussion.
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The Heimlich maneuver is a lifesaving first aid method to treat someone who's choking. It uses quick and hard thrusts with the fists on their abdomen to force stuck objects out of the airway.