There is a feeling of choking in the chest

Sometimes people feel like something is stuck in their chest. This may be caused by accidentally eating some food without chewing it and the food is stuck in the esophagus. Some people feel like there is something blocked in their chest after taking medicine. This may be because the medicine sticks to the esophagus and is not completely flushed down by water. Next, the editor will show you the feeling of having something choking in the chest. What is going on?

1. First aid for choking while eating

(1) Younger people

(1) Small and hard objects. Candies, small toy parts, etc. may cause your baby to choke. Here’s what you should do:

1. Bend one leg, press your knee against the child's heart, face down, and pat the child's back hard.

2. If the condition cannot be eliminated after the above first aid, you can hold the child from behind, with the head down, put your fist at the child's heart, and squeeze evenly.

3. If you find that you are still having difficulty breathing and your face and body begin to turn purple, please call an ambulance as soon as possible. And give artificial respiration until the ambulance arrives.

(2) Something soft and sticky. Soft and sticky things like rice cakes, soft candies, and even bread can be dangerous for children. When a child chokes, you should do the following:

1. Let your child lie on his side.

2. If you can see what's in your child's throat, ask him or her to open his or her mouth and use your fingers to take the contents out.

3. If you can’t see, you can use your index finger to press hard on the back of the child’s tongue to help the child induce vomiting.

Method 1: Stand behind the baby, wrap your arms around the baby's waist and abdomen, make a fist with one hand, and press the side of your thumb against the midpoint of the line between the heart and the navel. Use the other hand to overlap the fist and squeeze the upper abdomen upward and inward. The squeeze should be quick and forceful, and then release the pressure. Repeat the operation until the foreign body is removed.

Method 2: The baby bends his knees and curls up, facing the rescuer. The rescuer uses his knees and thighs to support the baby's chest, and uses the base of his palms to tap the spine between the shoulder blades four times in a row to expel the foreign body.

If the baby is choking, let the baby lie on the rescuer's knees with his head down, support his chest, and pat his back four times to make the baby cough out the foreign object. Alternatively, you can insert your finger into the baby's mouth and stimulate the root of the tongue to induce vomiting. This is suitable for tracheal foreign objects that are closer to the throat.