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An unobstructed airway.
When you can't breathe because you are choking, it is called choking or a choking incident. Choking occurs when there is a blockage in the airway that prevents airflow, leading to difficulty breathing. Immediate intervention such as the Heimlich maneuver may be necessary to dislodge the obstruction.
The epiglottis is a small flap of tissue at the base of the tongue that prevents food and liquid from entering the windpipe (trachea) during swallowing. It covers the opening of the trachea to direct food and liquid into the esophagus, helping to prevent choking.
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Choking affects the lungs by choking
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe during swallowing, preventing food and liquids from entering the airway and causing choking. This mechanism ensures that swallowed material goes into the esophagus and then the stomach, rather than the lungs.
Someone choking you, YES.
Choking and the Heimlich ManeuverChoking, which is caused by food or another foreign object becoming lodged in the throat, or airway, accounts for nearly 4,600 deaths each year.
The gag reflex is the throat closing up and trying to force a foreign object down the throat. It is the body's attempt to stop choking by clearing the object out of the vital area.
Call 911! It doesn't matter what the baby is choking on, just that it's choking.
The precaution for choking for adults is the same as it is for children. To prevent choking thoroughly chew food.