Venezuelan five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos died last week in her Las Vegas home after reportedly choking on food . She was 51 years old. There were around 5,500 choking deaths in the US in 2022, research shows , with the elderly and young children being most at risk.
Now, an Ohio-based ear, nose and throat surgeon is sharing exactly what to do if you’re alone and start to choke while eating. “Save this post right now, because it may come in handy if, God forbid, you ever find yourself in that situation,” Dr. Tonia L.
Farmer, who goes by Dr. Nose Best, said in a TikTok this week with more than 4.5 million views.
She advises calling 911, coughing really hard and performing the Heimlich maneuver on yourself. Call 911 “Even if you cannot talk, I still want you to call 911,” Farmer advised. “Put that phone down, keep that line open.
The operator is going to know that you need help, and they’re going to send help.” Cough as hard as you can “If you can talk or you can cough, that means that there is not a complete obstruction, and some air is still moving,” Farmer explained. “So try to cough as hard as you can and see if you can get that food to fly out.
” Perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself “If that doesn’t work, if you can’t cough at all, no air is moving, you’re going to perform the Heimlich maneuver just like you would on somebody else,” Farmer said. “And there’s two ways that you can do that.” The first is by thrus.