What to do if a date pit gets stuck in your throat

The situation of date pits stuck in the throat is generally more common in young children. Because many children are in a hurry when eating, it is easy for foreign objects to get stuck in the throat. To address this kind of problem, many measures must be implemented. Date pits come in different sizes, so first aid must be done properly to avoid causing greater harm to the child. So what should you do when a date pit gets stuck in your throat?

1. Young children

If there is not enough time and a child under three years old has a date pit stuck in his throat, the rescuer should immediately pick up the child, pinch both sides of the child's cheekbones with one hand, place the arm on the child's chest, and support the back of the child's neck with the other hand, allowing the child to face down and lie on the rescuer's knees. Pat the child on the back 1-5 times and observe whether the child spits out the foreign object. If the foreign body is not vomited out by the above method, another posture can be adopted: turn the child over and lie on the hard ground or bed board. The rescuer kneels or stands at the side of the child's feet, or sits down and makes the child ride on the rescuer's thighs, facing forward. The rescuer places the middle or index fingers of both hands on the child's abdomen below the thorax and above the navel, and presses upward quickly but gently. Repeat until the date pits are discharged.

2. Adults

When applied to adults, the rescuer stands behind the patient, wraps his arms around the patient's waist, then makes a fist with one hand and places the thumb side of the fist on the patient's abdomen above the umbilicus below the thorax. Use your other hand to make a fist and strike upward quickly to compress the patient's abdomen. Repeat the above steps until the foreign body is expelled.

3. Self-help

If the stuck person has no one around to help him or her, he or she can only save themselves by following the last three steps of the four steps for adults, or by bending down slightly, leaning against a fixed horizontal object, pressing the upper abdomen with the edge of the object, and quickly thrusting upward. Repeat until the date pits are expelled.