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Would it be a problem to pat someone's back if they're choking on nothing?

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Dr. Randy Sussmane Stubbs answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine

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.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 2/18/2015

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