Archive for November 2026

They look and act dead. But are they? All you know is that they were choking and now they’ve slumped to the floor. What do you do? This is the question posed and answered in this “next in the series” from https://www.youtube.com/@shawnritcheyLIVE Would you know what to do in that moment? This will be a brief…

The 2025 guidelines for treating a conscious choking adult or child are the first significant changes for this emergency in decades. Knowing the guideline and skills could help save a life. My post – Choking 4 – will clearly demonstrate those skills for you. I encourage you to view that video in the series before…

In this video (4th in this series on choking emergencies) https://www.youtube.com/@shawnritcheyLIVE demonstrates 2025 guidelines of caring for a conscious adult or child who is choking. The 2025 guidelines are referencing ILCOR (International Liaison Committee of Resuscitation). ILCOR put out its first guideline in 2000 and has continued every 5 years since. This Committee includes 8 international…

Coughing is the body’s response when the airway is irritated. Most of the time, the cough will clear the irritant and the person either swallows or spits out the substance. But what if things get worse not better? This video is the 3rd in a series on choking, how to relieve choking, or how to…