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College Football Player Saves Choking Man’s Life by Performing Heimlich
- Posted on December 29, 2011 at 11:59am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — An Oregon football player helped a choking diner during the traditional Beef Bowl, which brings the teams playing in the Rose Bowl to Lawry’s in Beverly Hills for prime rib.
City News Service says Paul Diamond began choking a bit while eating Wednesday.
Oregon guard Mark Asper performed the Heimlich maneuver on Diamond, helping him cough the meat up.
Diamond says he was breathing throughout and not in too much distress, describing it as “not a big deal.”
Diamond’s son Tom is an Oregon senior.
The Beef Bowl traditionally brings the teams to the restaurant on separate nights for a dinner before the game.
Oregon’s opponent, Wisconsin, visits Lawry’s Thursday.
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dontbotherme
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 10:29pmOutstanding Mr. Asper! I had to perform the Heimlich Maneuver once on an 8th grade boy who was a head taller than me. It really works when done properly. Everyone should learn how to do this & basic first aid.
Report Post »allyoucaneatbaby
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 6:23pmsaw this headline on twitter, i was like, “why is this news?…i bet hes white”….not sayin, just sayin….tim tebow first religious football player.
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:54pmA few years ago I had a friend that was choking on some food and someone gave him the heimlich which probably saved his life.. No one put that on the news? Why is this a story????”?
Report Post »kyredneck
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:26pmOf course you would bet he’s white! The headline was NOT “Player chokes man and steals his nike’s”.Where in that case your most sure bet would be the player is BLACK!
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:44pmI wonder if he would have had the same luck if he had performed Bach!
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:46pmNot to rain on a nice story with a happy ending, but I was taught that if the victim can still breathe (as the victim claimed), you should encourage them to cough it up themselves. The Heimlich works best and is intended to be administered when the airway is totally blocked. It is then that you achieve adequate air pressure to expel the obstruction. Of course, the report was very brief, and maybe the the victim was in greater distress than he wanted to admit.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:00pmWhile true which would you rather happen if you were choking – wait to make sure you are turning blue or help you dislodge the food?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:03pmarmchair quarterback much?
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 3:03pmI would rather have the person assisting me do things in the way that EMT’s have found work best. I have had first aid instructors tell me that administering the Heimlich when food is partially blocking the airway can actually make things worse, causing the obstruction to get lodged deeper in the esophagus. So, great for everyone to learn how to do the maneuver, but let’s all learn how to do it right. As for armchair quarterbacking, my friend, I have had ample opportunity over the years to help folks with first aid. You need to calm down.
Report Post »Medic109
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:41pmWordweaver is quite right about when to perform the Heimlich and when not to. I have been a paramedic for 18 years, am a shift supervisor and also instruct Paramedic classes at the local college. If someone appears to be choking you ask them if they are choking. If they cant talk, they are not choking, if they are coughing they are not choking. Thats is called a partial foreign body airway obstruction. You are to encourage the patient to continue coughing. If they reach a point where they are unable to cough and start becoming cyanotic then you perform the Heimlich, otherwise you can make a partial foreign body airway obstruction progress to complete.
Report Post »Medic109
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:45pmMeant to say if they can talk then they are not choking..not if they cant
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 9:49pmIf you are alone when you start to choke, you can also preform the Heimlich on yourself. I had an aspirin lodge in my airway once. It is true that you can’t make a sound or cough. No breath means no sound. I formed a ball with my two fists and pushed firmly on my diaphragm..*upper stomach*. The pill shot out like a bullet, thank God.
Report Post »Jezcruzen
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:12pmWhy is this news on The Blaze? Why would anyone care if he was a college football player or a brick layer? I imagine that this type incident happens numerous times per day. Good for them, but this isn’t worthy of anything but the local paper.
Report Post »mils
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:38pmagain BLAZE..again…
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:05pmIt is called a “good news – human interest” story designed to inspire hope and shine a light on the idea that all of humanity is not cold heartless mind-numbed self serving takers for cyring out loud go back to huffpo or media matters where your illinformed commentary belongs since the relevance here seems to be lost on you. Here’s another though, try coming up with some of the possible answers to your own question in a reasoned fashion, if you can’t come up with anything and are still at a loss for what most people will easily determine, then ask your question. Try using your head for something beside holding your ears apart
Report Post »theplumber
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:54pmOn his way to Heaven! Way to go!
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:54pmI just picture the food being dislodged and that Chris guy from ESPN yelling “FFFFFUUUUMMMBBBAAALLLLLL!”
Report Post »Working Poor
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:45pmThis is a procedure that all should be taught. My son, when younger, grabbed an uncooked hotdog at a picnic, took a bite and choked on it. I swear that thing went 20′ before hitting the ground. What a relief THAT was.
God bless this young man.
Report Post »GUNNSUP
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:08pmGood job young man….I have personally performed this twice on people that were choking. Anyone that does not know how to perform this, learn it….I just reacted, applied it as I was taught and the obstruction popped right out. One a lady choking on a piece of celery with peanut butter and the other one of my boot LT’s choking on beenie weenie;s from C-rats
Report Post »Just A Private
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:43pmI have used it once before too and was successful. Glad I learned it when I was young.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 3:33pmI heard on the radio this morning that another person was trying the maneuver but doing it incorrectly. At that point Mark stepped in and performed it properly with a good result!
Report Post »Banshee34
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:17pmGo Ducks!
Report Post »nealb4zodd
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:15pmMarried… 2kids…. Still in college… Eagle scout… Helping others.
This guy sounds Mormon to me.
“by their fruits, ye shall know them.”
Report Post »SpacemanSpiff
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 3:32pmI went to high school and played football with this guy. He is a Mormon, and a really nice guy. Not that the two aren’t compatible.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:09pmBeefy!
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