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Choke
Choke
is the name of a novel by
Chuck Palahniuk
A
choke
is a device for restricting airflow, such as in an
engine
. To
choke
is to restrict airflow, or to suffer restricted airflow, whether caused by such a device or by accidental obstruction.
In
medical
use, choking is the blocking of a person's
trachea
by a foreign object,
vomitus
,
blood
or other fluids. The
first aid
for choking is to
call for help
using the
emergency telephone number
, then to clear the obstruction from the airway using
abdominal thrusts
aka the
Heimlich maneuver
and/or
artificial respiration
.
Intubation
is the advanced medical procedure indicated, which can be performed by
paramedics
in the field. See
airway obstruction[?]
.
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