Chapter 70 Heimlich Maneuver
Song Ming first helped his third uncle sit on the ox cart.
Then he turned around and helped Shen Xia up. In fact, Shen Xia could have gone up by herself, but since her second brother wanted to help her, she waited for him to help her.
Just as Uncle Yang was watching everyone sit down.
When he was about to raise the bullwhip and leave.
Suddenly, a terrified cry came from the side.
Shen Xia was startled and turned around quickly, only to see a woman standing there in a panic, with a child lying at her feet, clutching her neck with both hands, her face flushed red.
Shen Xia quickly glanced at the ground and saw a string of candied haws scattered nearby. She instantly understood what had happened - the child must have choked on the candied haws!
However, the woman was obviously panicked. Apart from looking at her son who had fallen to the ground in panic, she had no idea how to deal with the situation.
"Yan'er! What's wrong with you? Yan'er!" The woman could only helplessly call her son's name, while shaking the child's body constantly, hoping to wake him up, but to no avail.
The child's face became redder and redder, and his breathing became more and more difficult. The situation was very critical!
Shen Xia jumped off the ox cart and ran over.
There were a lot of people gathered around, none of whom understood the situation.
Only Shen Xia pushed through the crowd and said anxiously: "Move aside, I can save him."
Regardless of whether the lady agreed or not, he picked up the child from the ground.
This child is estimated to be about six or seven years old.
I hugged him from behind, put my fists on his chest, and kept pressing hard.
Her mother was watching from the side, and it was as if Shen Xia was beating her son.
He said in panic, "What are you going to do?" He also wanted to rescue the child from Shen Xia's arms.
Shen Xia didn't care about that. The child didn't have much strength left.
He looked at the woman and scolded her, "If you don't want your son to die, get out of the way."
Maybe the woman was frightened by the roar.
Shen Xia seized the opportunity and exerted his strength.
It was not until more than ten seconds later that the child spit out a whole hawthorn pill.
Everyone then realized that the child had choked on the hawthorn.
After spitting out the hawthorn, the child coughed a few more times before he said with red eyes: "Wow, Mom——"
Shen Xia had already let go of the child, and the woman held the child in her arms.
"Yan'er, are you okay?" The woman looked at her son's face worriedly.
The child looked at Shen Xia. He knew that it was this little sister who saved him, so he said, "Thank you, sister."
Shen Xia looked at the child and said, "You're welcome. Next time, don't eat something this big. Children should chew their food slowly!"
"Okay, I get it, sister." The child said softly.
At this time, Song Ming pulled Shen Xia and asked with concern: "Xia Xia, are you okay?"
Shen Xia looked at his worried eyes and said, "It's okay."
Only then did Shen Xia notice the county magistrate and Mr. Jinshu standing next to him.
The county magistrate looked at the woman and said with concern: "Don't give this to the child next time."
The woman looked back at the man and said, "Okay, I was scared to death, but luckily this girl came to my rescue."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Xia and said, "Thank you so much, young lady. I apologize to you for what happened just now. Can you go back with us and have lunch together?"
"No, we still have things to do. This is a piece of cake. Even if it's not you, I will help anyone." Shen Xia refused.
Looking at the county magistrate next to him, his eyes were full of concern. Could this be the county magistrate's wife? It was just that he really didn't have time today, and with so many people together, it was not convenient.
So I still refused.
But the county magistrate suddenly said: "The way you saved people just now was very special."
Shen Xia glanced at him, and then explained: "This is the Heimlich maneuver."
Then, she looked around at the curious people around her and continued, "It's very dangerous for people like this to have foreign objects stuck in their throats. If they can't spit out the foreign objects in a short period of time, they may suffocate to death."
"So, if you encounter this situation again in the future, you can use this method for first aid."
Thinking of this, Shen Xia felt that since there were many people present, it was a good time to promote this first aid method.
So, she continued, "But please note that the first aid methods are different depending on the age of the person stuck."
"If a baby is stuck with a foreign object, we need to first put the baby on our hands, let its head slightly down, and then gently pat the child's back."
As Shen Xia spoke, he also demonstrated the corresponding actions.
"And if it's a child as big as this one, or an adult is stuck with a foreign object, you have to hold them in your arms, clasp your hands together like I did just now, and use your hands to constantly press on their chest."
"Their stomachs will then vomit out foreign matter due to external pressure."
After finishing speaking, Shen Xia looked at everyone.
"A relative of mine also choked to death last year. He died right next to me! If he had known about this method earlier, he would have survived!" said a passerby with a look of loss and grief on his face.
At this time, Zheng Jinshu said, "What if there is no one around?"
Someone nearby echoed: "That's right! That's a dead end."
Shen Xia looked at the man's disappointed face and felt a little reluctant, but still told him seriously: "No, if you are alone, you have to see if there is a table or bench nearby. You can use the center of your chest to hit the corner of the table or the back of the chair."
After hearing this, the people nearby suddenly realized what was going on and they all exclaimed that this first aid method was so practical. With it, they would no longer have to worry about foreign objects suddenly getting stuck in the throat.
However, at this moment, Zheng Jinshu's voice suddenly rang in Shen Xia's ears again: "What if there is nothing else nearby?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xia frowned and muttered to himself, "Why do you always think of extreme situations? Do you really want to die?"
As she thought about it, she turned to look at the man with a fake smile and replied unhappily: "If that's the case, then don't resist. Maybe the scenery over there at the Naihe Bridge has a different flavor!" After saying that, she rolled her eyes, thinking that this man was really weird.
Zheng Jinshu curled his lips. Wasn’t he just asking?
It was so choking. I looked at Gu Zizhan standing aside and wondered what he was laughing at.
Gu Ziyan looked at Zheng Jinshu's aggrieved expression and said, "Okay, Jinshu, stop teasing this little girl."
Then he said to Shen Xia: "Miss, what's your name? Can we go in and sit down?"
Shen Xia looked at the beautiful woman in front of her and said, "My name is Shen Xia, sister, just call me by my name. I'm really busy today, but there's a long way to go. If we're destined to meet in the future, we'll meet."
After saying this, Shen Xia ignored the county magistrate and the man named Zheng Jinshu and left with Song Ming.
Shen Xia's thoughts were very simple. As long as he didn't commit any crime, it didn't matter if you were an official. He didn't need to flatter you servilely.