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Emergency and first aid measures for choking

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    by Sarah Staples

    Choking is the medical term used if the airway becomes blocked by a foreign object, most commonly food. The result of having a blocked airway is that the victim is unable to breathe. If not treated with emergency first aid...read more

  • by Camburn

    Emergency and First Aid measures for Choking There is a form of choking which is due to nervous disease affecting the functions of the muscles which open and shut the larynx. Choking may also be due to a disease of the...read more

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