Weird, this is like the 3rd choking incident I read about this month. When I was in the Boy scouts in the olden days they always told us if the Heimlich maneuver doesn’t work, you were suppose to take a pocket knife or a pen and pop a hole in the persons trachea, do an emergency tracheotomy just to get air into the victims lungs. And I never hear people doing that, even this one I read about a few weeks ago where this kid swallowed a bag of pot that got stuck in this throat and the cops did the maneuver but it didn’t work, so they stood around waiting for the ambulance and by the time the ambulance got there it was too late. I guess they don’t teach that anymore because of lawsuits, but meanwhile people die.
Couple of things ..... when it’s your day to die, it’s your day, regardless of whatever medical technology is available. Second, saw the Coney Island contest this year and the thought occurred that some of those folks looked like they were half-choking the food down - I’m surprised no one has choked to death before now. Third - had to do the Heimlich on a friend in December for real and it took about 12 tries before she made the first wheezing sound of air barely getting through .... not something either of us ever want to experience again. It just wasn’t her day to die.
SoDak ping.
I guess we can assume he wasn’t gay.
okay nobody saw the mash where the emergency tracheotomy was done?
I think these contests are disgusting. RIP.
Was that Custer's Last Hotdog Stand?
Joe: When are the liberals going to ban hot dogs?
Bill: Uh, Joe, have you heard of Michelle Obama’s school lunch program?
Joe: Oh, sorry, I forget they are working on doing so.
I won’t watch one of these eating contests for fear of seeing someone choke to death. Choking is a big fear of mine.
I would like to thank you in advance for all your witty comments with regard to my demise. It was all fun until the bear part. I would not advise anybody to do what I did.
Sounds like we need to have some sort of wiener control.