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c. Artificial respiration is provided to the victim in case of stoppage of breathing.
d. Wet and tight clothes should be removed from the body of victim.
e. The water filled inside the body of the victim should be brought out through vomitting
by pressing the stomach. In this situation, the victim should be laid on the flat surface
by facing the ground.
f. The victim should be rushed to the hospital or health centre for medical treatment.

i. Choking
The situation of partial or complete blockage of
breathing due to constriction or obstruction in the throat
is called chocking. It happens if the foreign bodies like
bone, coin, marble, etc. obstruct our throat. Sometimes,
chocking may be caused if swallowed food gets, stuck at
the windpipe. In severe case, chocking cuts off oxygen
to the brain due to blockage of air way for breathing.
Fig: 15
Signs and Symptoms
a. The victim starts coughing all of a sudden.
b. The victim cannot swallow food.
c. Difficulty in breathing, suffocation, struggling to breath, noisy breathing.
d. Mouth and lips become blue and red due to blockage of breathing.
e. The victim cannot speak and talk.
f. The victim may loose consciousness in severe case.

First Aid to Choking
a. Foreign body is removed from the throat with finger, if possible to open the blockage.
b. The victim should cough forcefully to open the blockage.
c. A light blow on the back of the patient is given if the foreign body cannot be removed
by other efforts. Also, his/her abdomen should be pressurized by bringing his/her
hands front.
d. The victim should be rushed to the hospital if not cured by the first aid.

j. Poisoning

Poisoning is caused if any poison enters our body
through mouth, nose or injection. A substance that
has adverse effect if it enters into the body is called a
poison. Poison is entered in our body through mouth,
respiration or piercing the skin. Various poisonous
chemicals (solid or liquid) enter our body through
mouth. Various poisonous gases enter our body
Fig: 16
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