On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:30:53 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>The UnInmate said...
>>
>> Next time you do that and the guy at the next table grabs you from behind
>> for a Heimlich, don't be too surprised.
>
>
>That actually happened at Bookbinders in Philly. I choked on some fish bone
>ane was downstairs in the bathroom coughing up and this 80yo guy asked me
>if I needed the Heimlech manuver. I looked at the frail old mam and waved
>him off. A good lump of bread did the trick. WHEW!
>
You need the Heimlich if you *can't* do something like swallow or
breathe. It happened to me once. I had something stuck in my throat,
I could breathe in, but couldn't exhale. It was scary, but I lived to
tell the tale.


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