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Choking history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

History and Symptoms

History and Symptoms

  • The person cannot speak or cry out.
  • The person’s face turns blue (cyanosis) from lack of oxygen.
  • The person desperately grabs at his or her throat.
  • The person has a weak cough, and labored breathing produces a high-pitched noise.
  • The person does any or all of the above, and then becomes unconscious.
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