#Heimlich Maneuver

[kme-2020]

4

I knew my airway was blocked right away. I couldn’t breath, and I couldn’t make any noise, no matter how hard I tried. Panic filled my body and I wrapped my hands around my neck and leaned forward, trying to cough, feeling heat rising through my body. No one noticed as I struggled, so I stood up quickly and stumbled as my chair fell over. I had come alone to this coffee shop, hoping to enjoy a pastry and cappuccino as I read my book. I looked around and made eye contact with a fellow patron, who looked confused. I tried to cough and pointed at my throat, begging them to understand that I was choking. I tried taking a sip of my drink, but the blockage didn’t move. Embarrassed at my helplessness, I banged the table with my hand and pounded a fist to my chest, producing a pathetic wheeze. Comprehension spread across the confused customer’s face and she stood up while yelling out for help. She ran to me and asked if I was choking, to which I nodded my head vigorously.

“Help! HELP! She’s choking!” the customer called out as she began patting my back…I could tell it wasn’t going to help. I shook my head and mimed the Heimlich Maneuver with my fists. “Someone help!” She called out again as she stepped behind me and positioned her arms around my waist and attempted an abominable thrust. I grabbed her hands and thrusted with her, willing her to use more force. I heard her curse under her breath and yell for help again. Dread filled me as I realized she didn’t know how to help me.

I could feel a heaviness settling into my body as I became weaker and weaker due to lack of oxygen. The painful blockage in my throat was not moving. The customer yelled out again and I saw from the corner of my eye someone run towards us and push her out of the way. Their strong arms made a ball with their fists against my abdomen and they thrusted in and up, a painful but welcome force. They did it again and again, and I heard their deep voice ordering for someone to call 911. They paused to repositioned their hands and another sharp thrust into my abdomen lifted my feet off the ground momentarily, my hands grabbing their wrists reflexively because of the pain.

The customer who had failed to rescue me was in front of me now, gripping my shoulders and urging me to cough and breathe, but it was no use. I stared into her eyes and moved my mouth wordlessly, trying to cough with each thrust forcing itself under my rib cage. I could feel my vision tunnelling as the force of the abdominal thrusts surged through my body. It was excruciating and I felt myself growing distant. My vision began to blur as I felt the stranger move to begin powerful strikes between my shoulder blades, still supporting my with his opposite arm supporting my chest. I began slipping and he grabbed me around my waist, and I felt more abdominal thrusts before feeling the world tilt. The feeling of cold tile against my check before being rolled onto my back was the last thing I recalled before sharp compressions began in my chest. I felt my shoulders move with each distinct chest compression, while someone else pried my mouth open and tilted my head back. Distant yelling filled my ears as the darkness took over…

…I came to, noticing a cold sensation moving around on my chest. I moaned inadvertently as my awareness returned. I tried opening my eyes and saw a blurry outline of a paramedic pressing their stethoscope against my chest. I felt a blood pressure cuff around my arm and an oxygen mask forcing air into my lungs…my lungs! I could breathe! I closed my eyes again and heard the paramedic call out to me, urging me to look at them. I felt so weak, feeling tenderness in my abdomen from the Heimlich Maneuver, aching in my chest and back from CPR and back blows. My throat burned with each breath too.

I opened my eyes, blinking against the bright overhead lights. “That’s it, look at me…” t paramedic grabbed my hand “give my hand a squeeze if you can hear me”. I have a feeble squeeze and nodded my head. “My name is Adam, I’m a paramedic. You choked on your croissant, a few people tried helping you and 911 was called. The blockage came out once you passed out and CPR was started. You were unresponsive but breathing irregularly, and responded to rescue breathing by some bystanders. We’re just reading some vitals now and we will be heading to the hospital soon. You have an oxygen mask on and I need you to let it help you right now, I know it’s uncomfortable. We’re going to do our best to help you”. I nodded and closed my eyes, focusing on breathing and the sensations as the paramedics worked on me.

“Keep your eyes open…what’s your name?”. A second paramedic appeared in my line of sight and asked me. “Simone…Simone Wright” I struggled to speak. “Alright Simone, my name is Jenna, Adam has just gone to grab the stretcher, we’re just about ready to go to the hospital” she said to me with kind eyes.

“Thank you”, I replied….”thank you so much”.

[lichtberg]

Heimlich Manoeuvre

155 x 87 cm

2024

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[trunkards]

Trunkards #651. When in doubt, panic!

© 2024 Rick Hutchins

[trashyswitch]

Henrik Meets Jackie

Henrik ends up in a mandatory CPR course due to missing the CPR course provided by the hospital. But this unfortunate circumstance ends up providing Henrik a brand new friend...

This fanfic was suggested by Shannon. I hope you enjoy!!

This is how Henrik met Jackie: 

Henrik was due to get his CPR certificate renewed again for the next 5 years. And because of circumstances, Henrik had to miss the hospital’s colleague-specific CPR course. Later, his boss had told him the only other way to do the CPR course that was required for him, was to go through a 2-day similar course offered to the outsiders by the ambulance company. This meant he was put with a mix of college/Uni adults getting their certificates for school, as well as parents and EA’s, CYW’s and ECE’s. Henrik was originally dreading having to do the CPR course with complete strangers. Though he didn’t realize that things were about to get so much better for him. 

You see, a certain superhero was also going to be taking the 2-day CPR course. In fact, it would be the exact same day and time as Henrik’s CPR course would be. Jackie had been wanting to keep his own CPR course up to date. And thanks to the connections he’d made with the ambulance team over the years, Jackie was able to get into the class without having to worry about revealing his secret identity to the surrounding strangers…So long as he wore his super suit to the CPR course. That was the only downside. His suit was built for handling the weather outside! Not to be cooped up in a classroom for hours on end. But…you gotta do what you gotta do. 

When Henrik looked around the room before the course had started, he had quickly noticed the bright red suit and the blue mask the person was wearing. Wait a second…Was that Jackieboy Man?! THEE Jackieboy Man, the most well-known superhero of Brighton, England, was actually here in the room with him?! Doing a CPR course?! Who decided this?! What are the chances of ending up in this rare situation?! 

At the beginning of the course, the course teacher had taken the time to welcome everyone to the course, and especially welcome Jackie personally to the course. She was honored to be able to teach everyone in the room, and vowed to treat Jackie like a fellow student in the class. 

They went over the usual things like the heimlich maneuver (Or abdominal thrust, as it was now renamed), the CPR hand stance, the different types of CPR for different age groups, and steps for navigating a person with a lodged object in their throat. They made sure to go over what to do when the part of the airway is blocked and the person is conscious, when the object is completely blocking the airway while the person is conscious, and what to do when the person goes unconscious as a result of lack of airflow. They emphasized how important it was that everyone knew how to do the abdominal thrusts and CPR correctly, so people can be helped sooner, which in turn increases their chances of survival. 

Despite knowing this stuff like the back of his hand, Henrik still found it helpful to review some of these maneuvers. It helped remind him of the different mistakes people often make when doing these maneuvers, and helped him remember what reminders to give his surgical residents when he gets back. By the time they had finished going over that part of the curriculum, it was time for a 30 minute break. To be honest, Henrik had forgotten about how hungry he was until the break was ordered. When he pulled out his lunch, he quickly grew famished. He pulled out his sandwich and started scrolling on his phone while eating the sandwich. He was so busy scrolling, that he was barely even registering the taste of shaved roast beef and ham sandwich with mustard and lettuce that he had put together that morning. He was already halfway done with the sandwich and was quickly going down a rabbit hole of updates on Reddit. Right now, he was currently updating himself on the latest posts that filled the community known as r/medicalgore. It was a community for medical professionals, patients’ experiences and curious normies who love to see things like that. He was currently looking at a picture of the small intestines present outside the stomach from Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. 

Suddenly, he felt a finger touch his shoulder. 

“Whatcha up-” 

Henrik yelped and jumped, dropping his phone and freezing for a moment. 

The person who had talked and touched him, quickly wheezed and doubled over. “HAHAhahaha! Ohoho my god- Did I scare you? Ihi’m so sorry!” The person reacted. “That was not my intention.” The person said, walking into Henrik’s field of view. 

Henrik slowly groaned and sighed as he calmed down, rubbing his forehead. “Heilige Scheiße…” He mumbled to himself. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Just didn’t expect to-” Henrik looked up and widened his eyes when he saw who was talking to him…

It was Jackie! Jackie was not only looking at him, but was actually talking to him!

Jackie smiled and pulled up a chair. “Didn’t expect to get jumpscared today?” Jackie asked with a laugh as he sat down in the chair the wrong way. “Or didn’t expect to make friends?” Jackie asked as he leaned his arms on the back rest in front of him. 

Henrik thought for a moment and shrugged his shoulders. “B-Both.” He replied as casually as he could muster. 

“Do…you have a name?” Jackie asked him. 

“Oh!” The doctor quickly cleared his throat and nodded. “Ja. I’m Henrik.” He said. “Henry?” Jackie asked, holding out his hand.

“No, Henrik.” Henrik corrected, shaking his hand. “Henrik Von Schneeplestein.” Henrik replied. 

Jackie widened his eyes and gasped as he slowly covered his mouth. “W-Wait…The German doctor from Brighton General?!” Jackie asked. 

Henrik widened his eyes. “V-Vait…You know-” Henrik had to pause. 

“Yes! People rave about you all over the city!” Jackie said. 

Henrik smiled a bit and scratched the back of his head. “O-Oh…” He mumbled.

“And yet, no one seems to be able to tell me where to find you, how to get ahold of you...” Jackie explained. “Hell, there are people who barely know what you look like!” Jackie added. 

Henrik bit his lip. “I try to keep a low profile.” Henrik admitted. 

Jackie looked down and picked up something, before handing it to Henrik. “You kinda suck at that, by the way.” Jackie told him. 

Henrik tilted his head as he took his phone, before looking at it. He widened his eyes when he saw the graphic picture that was still visible on his phone. Henrik chuckled awkwardly and closed it before putting it back into his pocket. “Ups…” Henrik muttered, sounding out the U as more of an OO sound. 

“So…” Jackie leaned in slightly. “I don’t have anyone as a partner for practicing abdominal thrusts or CPR.” Jackie admitted. “You uh…” He bit his lip. “...You interested?” Jackie asked. 

“You…vant me to vork vizh you?” Henrik asked. 

Jackie nodded. “A MD with a PHD? and a superhero who uses it daily?” Jackie reacted. “We would be unstoppable.” Jackie told him quietly. 

Henrik chuckled. “You sound like a villain yoining forces vizh ozher villains.” Henrik chuckled. 

Jackie shrugged his shoulders. “I hear the monologues constantly.” Jackie replied. “I could play the part of a villain for a movie, and be given the award for ‘most accurate villainy’.” Jackie joked. Henrik hung his head and laughed at him. “Vhyhy can I see zhat?” Henrik asked. 

Jackie laughed as well. “Ohouch! My reputation is in shambles!” Jackie joked. 

“Alright everyone, break will be over in 5 minutes.” The leader told the room. 

Jackie sighed with overly dramatic annoyance on his face, while Henrik smiled slightly. “Ound yes.” Henrik said. “I vould love to be your partner.” He replied as he stood up and closed his lunch bag. 

Jackie smiled brightly as he closed his own lunch bag, before putting it back into his big backpack. 

When the class started up again, the teacher placed down CPR dummies in front of everyone. “Before we start with practicing on each other, we’re going to help you figure out how much you need to push down on the chest to get the heart pumping. To momentarily save everyone the pain of experiencing CPR in person, we will do this by practicing CPR on the dummies first.” The teacher told them. 

Henrik put the CPR dummy down onto the ground and started pushing down on the dummy while watching Jackie do the same thing. The teacher walked around the room, making sure everyone was pushing down in the middle of the sternum until the plastic click went off in the middle of the dummy’s chest. Henrik was doing CPR on the dummy, but the teacher noticed that he was actually pushing slightly too hard. “Careful, careful Henrik.” The teacher stopped him and sat down in front of him. “You’re pushing too hard. If you keep going, you’ll break a rib and cause internal bleeding.” The teacher told him. 

Henrik looked at the teacher, and intertwined his fingers before placing his palms on the chest again, waiting for the teacher’s instruction. 

“Now: Push down lightly, to see how much pressure you really need.” She said softly. 

Henrik pushed down a bit lighter, and found that the middle piece still clicked in the chest. 

“Good, good. Now keep up that same pressure.” She said. 

Henrik nodded and kept up a similar pressure. “Okay.” He replied. 

She moved onto someone else before moving onto Jackie. 

“Wow…Not bad at all, Jackie. But your elbows are bending a bit when you’re pushing.” She told him. 

Jackie stopped pushing, and adjusted his elbows so they were a little more straight. 

“Good.” She said. Now make sure you push with your body, not just your arms.” She said. 

Jackie nodded and kept going. 

She went over everyone else, before stopping the group CPR lesson. “Wonderful job, everyone. You can take a break.” She told them. 

The students all stopped practicing on the dummies, and sat back into their seats. 

“Put the dummies onto the floor under your desk.” She told them. When the students did as instructed, she cleared her throat. “Now, I would like you all to get into partners. We are going to try acting out the abdominal thrusts as well as the CPR. HOWEVER:” She spoke louder to make them listen. “You will not actually put force onto your partner, especially for practicing CPR. We don’t want to have to get an ambulance over here because one of you broke a rib while practicing.” She told them, making the class laugh slightly. She continued. “I would like you all to focus more on your hand placement rather than how deep your hands are going.” She added. 

Henrik turned around to look behind him and smiled at Jackie. Jackie waved to him, and walked up to him when they were given permission to disperse. 

Jackie looked at Henrik, and bit his lip. “Wanna go first?” He asked. 

“As vhat? Zhe victim? Or zhe bystander?” Henrik asked. 

“The bystander.” Jackie replied. 

“Ok.” Henrik replied. “Heimlich? Or CPR?” Henrik asked. 

“Heimlich first.” Jackie replied. 

Jackie started to pretend to be choking. Henrik was about to cringe at first because…you don’t need to act it out…but…he quickly jumped into gear when he realized he was ‘wasting time’. Plus, Henrik quickly took back his initial reaction when he noticed Jackie’s choking act was eerily realistic. Henrik placed his right fist on the diaphragm, and placed his left hand over the fist to stabilize his position. Then, he started pretending to do abdominal thrusts before leaning Jackie forward and giving him 5 back blows. 

Henrik continued this a couple more times before Jackie stopped him. “Okay, okay.” Jackie said. “I lost consciousness, and my lips are turning blue.” Jackie said, laying himself onto the ground. 

“Right into zhe CPR, huh?” Henrik asked. 

Jackie grabbed Henrik’s arm and pulled on it. “Dude, I’m gonna die!” Jackie reacted with a slight laugh.

“Okay, okay, mein Gott.” Henrik said before kneeling down and starting chest compressions. He did 30 of them, before pausing for a moment and starting another 30 chest compressions. 

When Henrik finished the third 30 chest compressions, Jackie sat up and patted his shoulder. “Okay. That’s enough. Good job.” Jackie said. 

Henrik rolled his eyes and shook his head with a small smile. “You’re a leetle bossypants.” Henrik teased. 

“Well, yeah. Someone’s gotta be the boss when the world’s in danger.” Jackie added. 

Henrik chuckled and helped Jackie up onto his feet. Henrik smiled and cleared his throat. “Okay. Your turn.” Henrik said. 

“You gotta act it out first.” Jackie told him. 

Henrik shook his head. “No can do.” He replied. 

Jackie rolled his eyes. “Fine.” He wrapped his arms around Henrik’s belly and felt around. “Okay. So where is-” 

“eEK! Jahackiestop-!” Henrik yelled. 

Jackie grumbled slightly. “Dude, stop wiggling around! I’m trying to save your life!” Jackie reacted. 

Henrik grunted and tried to pull himself together. “Okayokay. You got the posi-hihition- HAHAHahaha!” Henrik doubled over and started laughing. “Jesus christ, you’re ticklish. Are you sure you can handle this?” Jackie asked with a laugh. 

A few of the students had stopped practicing, and started giggling at the boys. Jackie quickly noticed this, and smiled a bit as he shrugged his shoulders. The man was going crazy, even though Jackie wasn’t even moving his fingers anymore. He was being all dramatic for no reason, and his drama was creating a crowd of gossipy women.  

“Okayokahay-” Henrik pushed himself out from Jackie’s hands and turned around. “You did zhat on purpose.” Henrik spat at him, clearly angry. 

Jackie chuckled. “I really didn’t. I was trying to make sure that my hands were in the right spot.” Jackie admitted. “And you’re just being a big baby about it.” Jackie added, crossing his arms. 

Henrik narrowed his eyes at him, before freezing when he heard giggles from the other side of the room. Henrik looked over, and noticed a few of the other students were watching him, and either whispering to each other or giggling at Henrik. 

Henrik quickly grunted and sighed. “Fine. Ve’ll try it again. But NO tickles.” Henrik ordered as he turned himself around. “I am embarrassed enough as it is.” Henrik added. 

Jackie wrapped his arms around Henrik. “No guarantees.” Jackie said. This just made Henrik roll his eyes. “But if you don’t wiggle around too much, we might get this done faster.” Jackie said. “Now…” Jackie placed the side of his fist on the upper abs. “Here?” Jackie asked. 

“Ja.” Henrik replied. 

Jackie started pretending to do the abdominal thrusts before bending Henrik over in front and doing the 5 back blows to the back. 

Jackie did this a couple more times before watching Henrik bring himself to the ground. “Okay. I passed out from lack of oxygen.” Henrik told him. 

Jackie knelt down and interlocked his fingers before placing his palms in the middle of Henrik’s upper chest. Jackie focused more on placement instead of how deep he was going, and pretended to do 30 chest compressions. When he was done, Jackie paused for a moment before starting up another 30 chest compressions. 

“Not bad, Yackie.” Henrik said. 

Jackie chuckled. “You’re supposed to be unconscious.” He reacted. 

“Eeeh.” Henrik waved his hand. “It’s yust a demonstration.” Henrik mentioned. 

Jackie smirked and poked Henrik’s belly in response. 

This just made Henrik jump and sit up super quickly. “HeY-” Henrik lightly punched Jackie’s shoulder, which made the superhero laugh. 

“Sorry, sorry. Couldn’t resist.” Jackie admitted with a giggle. 

“Alright everyone, stop what you’re doing.” The teacher said. 

“Aw man…” Jackie muttered. 

Henrik got up onto his feet. “It’s time to go back to your seats and begin learning about medical conditions and assistive devices like inhalers and EpiPens.” She told the class. 

Jackie and Henrik sat at their tables again, and continued to pay attention as the teacher moved onto the next thing. The teacher went over the assistive devices before telling them what they would learn the next day. After the class, the teacher gave the students all tests. If they pass the test, then they earn their first part of the certificate. And once they finished the test, they were free to go. Jackie and a few others finished their tests early, meaning they could go home early. When Henrik finished his test, he handed it to the teacher and let her mark it. “Thank you, Henrik.” She said before going over the test. It didn’t take long for the teacher to mark it, and tell Henrik that he passed. “Congratulations, Henrik. You can go home now. See you tomorrow.” She said with a smile. 

Henrik nodded and waved to her before leaving the room. He left the building through the front door, and started to walk to his car. But the man paused when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see who it was, but found there was no one. But Henrik wasn’t stupid. He looked up and turned around enough to find Jackie flying in the air above him. “Vell look who it is.” Henrik said. 

“Finally finished, doc?” Jackie teased. 

“Ja. Vhy are you still here?” Henrik asked. 

“Because maybe I wanted to wait for my new friend!” Jackie reacted. 

Henrik raised an eyebrow. “You…vant me to be your friend?” Henrik asked. 

Jackie shrugged his shoulders. “Only if you want to be.” Jackie explained. 

Henrik slowly smiled and shrugged his shoulders. “Okay.” Henrik replied. “See you tomorrow?” He asked. 

“Right-o!” Jackie replied. 

“Okay.” Henrik hopped into his car and closed the door. “Tschüss.” Henrik said. 

“Gute Heimfahrt!” Jackie replied before flying away. 

Henrik had to do a double-take when he heard Jackie. Did he just speak almost-perfect German?! 

Henrik quickly looked out the window, and opened his car door, hoping to catch him again. But he was gone…Completely gone. Nowhere to be found. It was…a little freaky, to be honest. 

Henrik blinked and looked down. How did Jackie know German?! And…how much German did he know?! Does he know the basics? Or a lot more than that? And why did he wait until NOW to speak his native tongue?! Henrik now had to wait until tomorrow to ask these questions. 

[littleelectric]

Y'all go look at how to do the self Heimlich maneuver please. Just so you know. Or better yet get yourself one of those choking rescue devices. Just had a scare with my mother and I am not tall enough to do the Heimlich on her and she didn't understand when I was trying to get her to do it herself in the middle of choking. Because ya know she was busy not having air so it's understandable. My sister came to the rescue and we didn't break any ribs but jesus it was scary.

[askdaisydandfriemly]

I forgot how to breathe

Nurse Shea Butter to the rescue!

Thanks for the ask, @thedumbguywithaheart43 !

[megankoumori]

Took a First Aid Class for work

[nyc-uws]

How to Survive Choking When Alone

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[themovementgeneration]

Man i miss minecraft... me & steve go way back

quik maeths

I still dont get it, but they look like chalkolate so by default either im dying or lying, either way white chalkolate still chocolate. I get that 2 piece at popeyes, with a pair of skull candies.

I ask for peazza they give me applejuice and Cranberrie juice. These footnotes are disgusting bleh.Jak 3 was crayz though back in the day

I still dont get Charlotte's Web or the Color Purple. my grandmother got type 2 diabetes with O negative blood while im AB positive shiet doesnt add up smh...what is the kaws

EA SPORTZ ITS IN DA GAME. OH NO LOOK IT MAYO. mhmm turkey sandwhiches have a nigga remminiscing bout collagen/thanksgiving & boomerangs...

Mhmm when life gives you apples make limeade

Venom fiendin for candy like numbah 5 from kids next door

[alarminglybad]

YOUR NEW HEAVYWEIGHT MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION

[kme-2020]

3

I heard a strange, muffled noise come from the living room. “Ashley?” I called out. It was unusual for you not to reply so I peeked out of our home office after hearing a second muffled thump. “Ashley?” I called out again.

I could hear more commotion so I hurried down the hall. I rounded the corner into the living room and found you hunched over on the couch. You looked up and pointed frantically to your throat, unable to speak, clearly choking. “Ashley!” I yelled out as I ran to your side and grabbed your shoulder, crouching down to your eye level. Your face was red and your eyes glassy. “Cough! Try and cough!” Your eyes met mine and you shook your head, gesturing frantically at your throat, mouth opening and closing silently. The panic in your eyes told me this was serious and that I had to act fast.

Without hesitation I kneeled on the couch beside you and snaked my arm across your chest to support you as I began back blows with my free hand. You lurched forward, gripping the coffee table for support as your body rocked forward with the force.

“Breathe Ashley! Get it out!” I muttered as I slammed my hand in between your shoulder blades. Finding no success with back blows, I repositioned myself and forced myself behind you on the couch. I reached my arms around your waist and searched to find your belly button- you were bigger than me and I strained to make a fist and hold it in my other hand. I attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver but it was weak. I tried a few more times to no avail, so moved my arms up to circle your chest and delivered a sharp thrust. Nothing happened. I pulled in forcefully again and again with no relief. Frantic, I hit your back between your shoulder blades. You knew it wasn’t working either as you banged your fist against your chest.

“Stand up!!” I instructed. We stumbled to our feet and I steadied you in my arms, repositioning my body behind your larger frame. I again wrapped my arms around your waist, and this time had an easier time getting my hands in the right position. I pulled in and up into your abdomen, able to produce more force than my previous attempts at the Heimlich. My fist slippped out of my grasp and my fingers dug into your soft abdomen. Panicked, I pressed myself against your back and strained my arms reach around your curvy body. I felt your hands clasp mine as I delivered two more abdominal thrusts before moving my arms up to wrap around your chest. I used all my strength as I pulled my fist backwards to perform more chest thrusts.

I could feel you growing heavy so I lowered you to the ground and rolled you into your back. I pushed your dark blond curls away from your face and opened your mouth to check your airway; I could see the blockage. I rolled you towards me and reached my right arm over you to deliver shape blows between your shoulder blades. Your body rocked with the force but nothing changed. “Ashley” I screamed in your face as I shook you “Ashley breath…Fuck!!”

Desperate, I rolled you onto your back and straddled your hips, placing my fist above your navel and thrusting into your soft abdomen. I did this several times with no change, so swiftly repositioned myself for chest compressions. My hands pushed deep between your breasts, and I saw your belly bulge with each compression. I counted to thirty in my head and returned my focus to your airway. I could see the blockage had shifted and I was able to sweep the half chewed peach slice away from your mouth. “Ashley!!” I called to you as I shook your shoulders, “Ashley open your eyes!! Ashley!!”

Finding no response I leaned my ear to your mouth, listening and feeling for your breath that wasn’t there. I glanced at your chest and saw no movement. I dug my fingers into your neck and felt for a pulse at your neck. I could feel a weak and rapid pulse. I repositioned your airway and pinched your nose shut, sealing my lips over yours to blow air into your lungs. I was encouraged to see your airway allowed the breath to fill your lungs. I provided four more breaths and again felt for your pulse- still weak. “Ashley…” I pleaded with you. Panicked, I returned to your chest for another round of compressions. Tiny gasps and grunts escaped your lips each time I compressed your chest.

When I felt your pulse again it was stronger. I returned to rescue breathing but paused to observe for more signs of life and was relieved to see a steady rise and fall of your abdomen. I shoved my fingers into your neck and felt your pulse was still strong. I watched as you slowly came around, confused and tired eyes scanning the room and finding my face. Relief flooded my entire body and I reached for your hand. “You were choking, Ashley. Look at me, just focus on breathing, in and out…”

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[itsrainingbubbles]

Law and Luffy meeting in a modern au because Luffy choked on a piece of food and law did the heimlich maneuver on him

Idk where it goes from there I just know that's how it starts

[smilesrobotlover]

It was really 4 minutes and 43 seconds but who’s timing this right?

[birdyverdie]

Yaaay I got my Basic Life Support recertification again todayyy

[whopissedmypants]

I should be choking on you not this bagel