Great inf. Dana On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 4:16 PM <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Boy Greg > > It certainly hasn’t been your best period of time the last little bit! Do > you use the quad cough assist at all? We use it every day that I need to > have my nose blown (and seeing how it’s allergy season that’s quite a bit) > and I have used it for choking. I’ve attached a link for a U-tube that I > found. I don’t do the second and third steps. We also use a fist right in > the V of the ribs pushing upwards rather than the open hand. One of my > favorite things to do with the new attendants is to have them learn to do a > quad cough, and then when they take a CPR first aid ask the instructor how > they would take care of a quad in a power wheelchair that was choking. I > know, not nice, but it’s fun. 😊 > > Take care of yourself, you’re the only one you have. > > Joan in Reno where we have finally broken the 57 day over 90°weather > streak. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfR3KF8mYhw > > > > *From:* Greg <g...@eskimo.com> > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2018 8:35 PM > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] choking > > > > After all things that happened health wise after my chair tipped. > Last week I was eating cornbread, went to take a bite and inhaled a big > piece. It was stuck in my throat, I could not breath at all. Luckily others > were here. They could not get their arms around me and the back of my > chair. But enough pounding on me got it out. Scary stuff. My old hospital > room mate and friend passed away just like that. A bad few months I've had. > Greg >
