Choking
Choking is one of the risks that may be exposed to humans at any time, because of obstruction of the airway in whole or in part, which may cause death, suffocation and multiple reasons must be avoided, and if dealing with him very carefully and carefully;
Causes of suffocation
- Swallowing the tongue and falling in the science when losing consciousness.
- Enter part of the infectious secretions into the trachea.
- Enter bleeding to the trachea.
- Entering foreign bodies into the body; sliding in front of the entrance to the larynx or inside the trachea or caesarean.
- Excessive alcohol intake, loss of balance and inability to control consciousness.
Types of suffocation
There are two types of suffocation:
Partial choking
The partial suffocation has two conditions:
- First case: This condition is characterized by that the injured person may be able to successfully remove the cause of suffocation himself without the help of one, and gradually improve his condition; but in the event of failure to remove the cause of suffocation may turn to total congestion, in this case the injured can:
- Breathe a sufficient amount of air.
- Exchanges of gases – oxygen and carbon dioxide – are good across the lungs.
- The possibility of coughing and exerting effort to expel the substance cause suffocation with taking the breath, and in the presence of another person not to intervene as long as the patient can remove the cause of suffocation himself.
- The second case: This condition is characterized by:
- Loses the ability to breathe enough air.
- Gas exchange in his lungs occurs badly.
- This condition is accompanied by a weak cough and high-pitched sounds during inhalation, breathing difficulty begins to increase and the color of the skin begins to turn blue.
- The patient is unable to expel the cause of suffocation and needs medical help.
Total choking
This condition usually occurs during eating and comes suddenly so that the person can not speak or cough, but just wrap one or both hands around his neck from the front, then the skin starts to change to blue, and makes a double effort to breathe with the chest and abdomen stop.
If the person is subjected to total suffocation during eating, intervention must be made to help before he or she is unconscious; by gradual oxygen deficiency in the patient’s body due to total airway obstruction and lack of respiration, which may result in loss of consciousness, brain damage and death.
Methods of prevention of suffocation
- Good chewing food.
- Avoid laughing and talking while eating.
- Stay away from alcohol.
- Stay away from the habit of eating and drinking while walking or jogging and playing for adults and juniors.
- Keep small objects out of the reach of children.