By stargirl - 19/07/2011 00:36 - Canada

Today, I was at a restaurant with my son when he started to choke on his food. Panicked, I grabbed the closest drink I could reach and made him gulp it down. Only when I received tons of dirty looks from people at other tables did I realize I had given him beer. My son is 8. FML
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mrmystery96 0

I say let the little bastard drink.

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Jay1D 0

When someones choking you make them drink?

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KaptainKronicX 5

Should have played it off like he's a little person.

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WallyTheWombat 0

WTF are you all looking at?! He's a midget! Lets try to be more sensitive people! How would you like it if I made fun of your fat neck, HM?!

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sesamehood 0

hay he migt as well experience beer now

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Captain0bv10us 0

Doesgiving people water make then stop choking? Hmm...interesting

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SmittyJA24 26

my thought, exactly!! Giving a drink is not part of the Heimlich maneuver.

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BIEBERSLAYER 10

did you let him finish it at least?

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DrewsFML 8

Heimlich is not the name of a German stout for future reference.

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IHeartJimi02 0

I was wondering why she wouldn't try the Heimlich maneuver first.

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dr_random 11

I hear the Heimlich is falling out of favour as a first aid technique, apparently too many people are doing it wrong (as shown by OP).

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mischabelle 6

That's true. They tend to try and push down on the ribs causing fractures and possible puncture to the lungs. Instead that should try and push under the ribs to cause the diaphragm to move up and expel the food particle. Not claiming I'm an expert but that's what I've heard.

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Doortje 29

Just imagine the dirty looks you would've gotten if you'd just let him choke to death.

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mischabelle 6

You can never please people. Just let them give you dirty looks. You know you did it to try and help your son. Other people can just shove those looks up their a** since they don't know the whole story.

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misshighjinks 5

it's not great but you panicked so i understand

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Scooter42 15

If it was american beer I don't see the problem, might as well be water. But you don't try and cran more things into the throat of someone who is choking, that's just dumb. That's like thinking adding water to a clogged toilet would help anything.

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