How to Survive Choking When Alone 

Imagine dying from choking because this video didn’t get to the point fast enough

I've experienced this myself back in April of 2019 and it was the scariest 2 mins of my life. I was alone when it happened and choking nearly took my life that day and nearly 2 weeks later. After the first swallow the food did not go down my throat. When that happened I did a deep swallow and the food was lodged in the middle of throat blocking my airway. I started to panic within the first 10 seconds knowing something was very wrong and I was choking. At about 30 seconds I did 9 hard deep thrusts to my stomach area and the food came out simataniously out of my mouth and nose at almost 2 mins. I was having severe chest pain 3 days later and on the 13 day a blood clot traveled to my heart and I almost had a full heart attack. Choking is no joke and people need to understand the seriousness and the health consequences after. I'm thankful to be alive and never take life for granted. That's my true story.

The actual life-saving advice starts at 4:32

This is why I chew for like an hour

The worst thing about chocking is ,at first u might not take it seriously but after few seconds when u realise that shit is still stuck in ur throat ,ur consciousness would be half gone .

Yep. I did this exact thing once when severely choking on steak, sitting and eating alone on a patio, at a restaurant. I signalled with my hands to a table in front of me that I was choking…and the guy looked me in the eyes and then ignored me and looked away. I couldn’t believe it. The scariest part was that the food was lodged waaaay down in my windpipe (almost solar plexus level) and my chest literally stopped heaving. I was terrified but also knew I needed to try and stay calm. Simultaneously, I was preparing to die. Seriously. I can’t explain it any better than saying that my body somehow knew it was time and I could feel myself preparing for death-almost resigned to it and hyper aware it was time. And trust me, I’m not being dramatic-I’m not one given to hyperbole. Also, I had initially swallowed some water, trying to wash down the food, and I could feel the water just sitting there, on top of the blockage, swishing around. An incredibly strange sensation, and I was hyper-tuned to my internal body workings. Feeling my lungs stop moving,my diaphragm stiffen and torso start to shut down-very, very odd. I somehow had the presence of mind to stand up and grab a chair. It was one of those wooden chairs with knobby tops and I rammed that into my the area underneath my rib cage. I can’t recall for sure but I think it took a couple of tries…and sure enough, it worked. I exhaled the giant chunk of steak (I was eating too fast and not chewing enough) and also vomited out the water and a tiny bit of food as well. It was an absolutely terrifying experience-scariest of my life. And I am 100% convinced I that, had I not done this, I would have died. Thanks for posting this video!

Now this is some hardcore "just in case" moment

I’ve recently developed a mild fear of choking on food (for no reason) when no one’s around to save me. This video suddenly popped up out of nowhere and put me a bit at ease.

This has been one of my greatest fears. Thanks to this great channel, I won't die! Thanks guys!

I have had a lot of choking experiences in getting older. I'm 53 and in the last couple of years I have choked just eating regularly and then having food get stuck in my throat. Now I know why people say you need to cut up your food into small pieces as you age. It is really incredibly scary and painful, especially if you're alone!

Many years ago I had to save myself from choking when I was in a car on a road trip. The seatbelt kind of acted as a tool for doing the Himelich manoeuvre because, as I lurched forwards while choking, the seatbelt stopped dead in its tracks like it does when pulled rapidly. In doing so, it perfectly replicated the conditions of abdominal thrusts and dislodged the food stuck in my windpipe. Seatbelts save lives, kids! So buckle up! If it’s not an accident they save your life in, it might be a choking episode like what happened to me.

Step 1: Remain calm. Step 2: Start unchoking yourself. Step 3: Success.

Good one. Useful life advice when you're hibernating during the winter. I'll keep this in mind

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This is why I’m so quite when I’m eating

when i was a kid i choked on some bread i coughed so hard i got lightheaded and the pice bread shot out of my mouth

Happened to me today, was eating Korean bbq wings alone in my apartment. must have inhaled while swallowing (which is weird because I never do that) and immediately knew I was choking. I felt the food had not totally blocked my airway so I did a giant cough to save my life and instantly dislodged it . What a scary experience, especially alone 😅 but we didn’t die today and that’s pretty cool I guess…..

I used to have phagophobia. I just kept chewing everything for like 2 whole minutes no matter how soft and/or small it was. And yet, every bite felt so scary to swallow. So yeah, 1 year ago me would've appreciated this video (and I still do because this specific scenario still scares me).

This is my biggest fear! Choking while alone.

One time I almost choked with water. I had to cough very hard. Then I felt good. Thank you for all of these tips!

I was about to go past it but i went like: "boy you'll never know."

This one is actually pretty important to know.

The fact that they showed tucker at the end just brightened my day

A 1 in 2600 chance of dying is actually extremely high... I think they meant that when any given person dies those are the chances of dying that way, not the chances of anything randomly happening to you.

I was choking last week but thankfuly my mother helped me, i'm here just to know how to save myself if i start choking when nobody is near me, thanks for this video! :)

Something to point out is to recognise that you are actually choking. I've experienced plenty of times an issue where food might slip down my throat and my esophagus doesn't open, however the food has actually gone down far enough that I'm not suffocating. If this is the case you don't want to try and remove the food by coughing. This could potentially bring the food up only enough to cause you to start choking. If food gets stuck down your throat but you're not suffocating it's best to just wait until your body passes it through or try solutions to break down the food (however personally for me the times I've had food stuck in my throat the food was so big that the solutions they give like drink water or cola did not help and actually caused me to suffocate on the liquids). It is important to call for medical help if the food doesn't dislodge as you may end up choking on saliva.

I can personally confirm no.1, it does make it worse, I got from food stuck in throat, to not being able to breathe after drinking water in the attempt to force down the food because it was the first dish of a formal dinner in front of strangers and I didn’t want to embarrass. Cough as hard as you can!

Idk if I feel safer or more scared that I’m going to choke alone

To avoid choking in the first place: Always eat slowly, chew your food thoroughly and only swallow little chewed bits of food one at a time.Also sip your drink don't gulp it.

And, the best thing would be to have a "LifeVac" Choking Rescue Device which is a portable airway suction device and the unit is good for both children and adults. Keep one at home, keep one in the car. Hopefully they will be there for years and you'll never need to use it, but if you ever do, it's there for you. By the way, I have no connection to this item, I just saw a video or two and was so impressed I got one.

I once choked on one of those huge chewing gums with a hard shell... I thought I'm gonna die and fell on the floor, once I accepted my fate I became very relaxed and it came out by itself

Make a very short video version that gets to the point in case someone starts choking and has just a minute to watch a youtube video on this.

I had an similar experience last year but thankfully by coughing hard my life was saved.

This has happened to me on three occasions when on my own. It's truly frightening when you can't get any air into your lungs. You are sure you're going to die. Fortunately I'm still here to tell the tale, but now cut up my food into tiny pieces.

You have 5 minutes to save yourself, I don't like those odds.

Super useful video as always👏

Ok I probably will need this!

This happened to my dad, so basically a few months ago my dad was alone in his apartment and he was eating chicken, and he started to choke on it. He told me that he was about to die, like his vision was turning black, but he remembered this video and he saved himself by leaning on a chair, so this video will save your life if you choke on food, or small toy parts if you are a child.

My fear of choking is more than my phobia

Praying for all of us that have found this video ❤

Thanks man i was just choking moments ago this video saved my live, anyways why do i see a light in front of me

If someone is choking near me, they’re screwed. Because I’d probably start freaking out more than them.

Thanks for this video. Very informative.

Excellent, thank you.

I’m scared of eating alone so thanks

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Thanks for your sharing!❤️❤️❤️

Bookmarking this video in case I'm alone and choking.

when he said to do the heimlich manuever i tried to do it myself just see how it feels then when he said u can face a ruptured spleen i stopped doing that immeadiatly and i got soooo scared lol

I've choked before I was able to save myself because of the first aid and CPR training I got

Thank You for sharing 😇

Thank you man.

It happened when i was in elementary, i choked on my candy because a kid bumped into me. Nobody realized i was choking until i managed to get the candy out by myself. They asked me what happened and i told them the candy stucked and then i walked away as nothing happpened lol. Thinking back it's kinda scary. No one know i was choking so they didn't even try to help me and even said that i was just exhausted. I also didn't know much about what to do so i just followed my instinct to cough it off real hard and managed to get the candy off. Worst could've happened but somehow i managed

My litter brother chocked once,but thankfully my dad was their picking him up from school 😂

Thanks for telling everything ❤

Love the vids btw

This was a huge embarrassment in school. Im in grade 5 and I choked in school so i’m like “i have to go to the bathroom” so in the bathroom i just choked it out lol

Around last year, all of this happened within a few seconds, felt like forever tbh lol- anyways I was eating pork, it was a rather HUGE chunk, I was chocking, my Mom was panicking, my Dad was in slight panic but kind of knew what to do and my uncle was highly worried, thankfully, the food was already mid way through my throat, slowly moving downward and weirdly enough, it got down after a few seconds when I tried to swallow it. That was one of the scariest moments of my life- Probably sheer luck since I'm pretty sure it would be even more dangerous to try to swallow the food instead of push it out, but it worked for me and here we are, Thank God.

Really thank you for this video ❤

Very helpful, thank you!

The reason why I chew for a whole dang year

If you die from food, that is your last meal

When I am choking to death and there is a one minute un skiable ad and a 10 minute video

This is pretty damn useful to know !!!!

New fear unlocked

Ngl, always thought choking was just an American thing. We chew our food here

Thanks to the information

You already uploaded how to survive choking and in that video you explained how to save yourself for nobody's around

This is literally one of my worst nightmares and it can happen SO EASILY I live in fear 🥲 I once choked on tea, for some reason I inhaled instead of swallowing. Drowning in tea wasn't pleasant but at least I could breathe a little through my flooded lungs

Step one, never eat alone again.

Finally a useful video bout damn time

If this saves my life, this will be my favorite channel

I once choked on half chewed celery and the strings. Mom was there and reached right down my throat and grabbed that crap.

Wow that's amazing advice 👏 glad I seen this video 👏👏👏👏👍 from now on I'm only having soup 🍲😋

5:14 tucker!! Also thank you so much for the amazing tips!

Thank you so much for such a useful lessons 😊

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I think knowing the heimlink should be a mandatory thing

Nice one. Very informative video..

I love your content

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Another unbelievable amazing video about surviving some very interesting situation Also I wish y'all a great day.

I had so much anxiety in this

Thanks so much very useful. God Bless you.

Also, theres a difference between choking and your food stuck in Foodpipe but not in windpipe.

What I do is I just need to force the food out by coughing hard enough to get the food out without touching down my throat cuz I might just end up making it worse

this hits different

If you are ever choking and your whole life flashes in front of your eyes, try to concentrate on the part where you watched this video.

Ive choked alone before but i saw my friend and he helped me i was soo scared ๏_๏

That is why I chew for an hour and then take another hour to swallow It's a life saving hack LOOL oo

Wow this is the earliest I have been!!

It's important to remember to eat slowly and enjoy your food without distraction. Chewing is the first step in digestion.

Out of all those animal attacks this one is most realistic!

I always choke sometimes

Imagine calling 911 when choking Officer: How can I help you? You: (silence) Officer: Hangs up You: dies

“How to survive choking” “Eat slowly, and stay sober” Someone already choking, trying to save themselves: 👁👄👁

I almost choked to death on peanut butter once. I developed hiccups while I was eating peanut butter, while it was in my mouth, and I put too much in my mouth. I was not able to swallow and it was half in my esophagus half out of my esophagus some of it was in my throat it hit my vocal cords which made them spasm and closed shut I could not breathe. I was not alone my girlfriend's elderly mother was there but I didn't go and seek help from her I just tried to relax because I realized that in time my throat muscles would stop spasming and my hiccups would go away and I would be all right at least that's what I told myself but in all honesty I really could have died it was bad

I've had a couple of times when I had a bit of food stuck, but luckily hadn't gone to the bad stage as was able to cough it out. That was still scary, also have asthma & had a few bad times of struggling to breathe properly. I've been told to learn breathing exercises & practice breathing through my nose more, it's more the anxiety thinking you can't breathe when you can. I also meditate now. I do try as much as possible to take smaller bites & chew more times, but it isn't easy esspecially when you're eating something really delicious and you're very hungry too. 🍕🍟🍗🍔🌭🍰🎂🥧 😋😁

I have been concerned about this on and off for many years. Nice collection of dos and don'ts. Thanks. Another possibility is to order one of those newfangled gadgets that can suck the stuck food out with vacuum action.

Thanks for sharing this video. Hope this doesn't happen to anyone.