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Would it be a problem to pat someone's back if they're choking on nothing?
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Choking: If someone is choking it is in response to a stimulus - it could just be mucus draining down the throat - not nothing. Patting someone on the back will not hurt, doing a heimlich maneuver inappropriately could harm however.
Answered 2/18/2015
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