Oh my god, Kath! That is just awful. It can make you feel useless to witness something like that, but let's just be thankful your mom stayed clear-headed... I'm glad it didn't evolve into something more serious... I would consider letting the manager know his staff is ill prepared to deal with something like this! They should have known how to help.
As for the giggling, it's a totally natural reaction, a way for the body to let some of the tension out, so don't feel bad about it; everyone reacts to panic in their own way.
I think the manager/owner might have been one of the people standing around watching! It's only a small cafe. They will have a trained first aider there (I'm pretty sure they have to have one) but it will only be basic first aid training. I think they would probably have done something if he had actually collapsed or if we had yelled for help. I can't really blame them for not doing anything, I would probably have just watched if it seemed like someone (in this case my mum) looked like they were dealing with it. I might have gone over though to check they were dealing with it, and I certainly would have gone over straight afterwards to see if everything was all right!
Anyway I'm just glad everything was ok in the end.
How awful! You would have thought that one of the first aiders from the restaraunt would have helped. I hate situations like that and when mum is around it is like i can't think because when anything goes wrong I've always looked to her. Even though I'm a student nurse if mum is there I always look to her to act first when something happens.
I remember once when I was little maybe 8 and elouise was 6 she sneakily ate some nesquick milshake powder and choked on it, she came into the living room with chocolate dripping from the corner of her mouth, flung herself on the chair choking, we thought she was joking at first until we realised how scared she was.
Nervous giggling is a natural reaction and I do it too. I hate it though because I'm always concious of the urge to giggle at inappropriate times.
Glad your grandad was alright.
oh and it seems that again your entries are not showing on my friends page.
How strange, I don't know why they aren't showing upi, although I did backdate this one by one day so that might explain it. The other post though I didn't backdate so I don't know why that didn't show.
I don't know why they didn't do anything, although maybe the first aider was someone who worked in the kitchens and so didn't see what was happening, or maybe they would have done something if he had collapsed.
That must have been really scary with your sister. Was she coughing? I've discovered from all this wthat choking is 5 times more scary if the person isn't coughing or anything.
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As for the giggling, it's a totally natural reaction, a way for the body to let some of the tension out, so don't feel bad about it; everyone reacts to panic in their own way.
*hugs*
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Anyway I'm just glad everything was ok in the end.
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I remember once when I was little maybe 8 and elouise was 6 she sneakily ate some nesquick milshake powder and choked on it, she came into the living room with chocolate dripping from the corner of her mouth, flung herself on the chair choking, we thought she was joking at first until we realised how scared she was.
Nervous giggling is a natural reaction and I do it too. I hate it though because I'm always concious of the urge to giggle at inappropriate times.
Glad your grandad was alright.
oh and it seems that again your entries are not showing on my friends page.
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I don't know why they didn't do anything, although maybe the first aider was someone who worked in the kitchens and so didn't see what was happening, or maybe they would have done something if he had collapsed.
That must have been really scary with your sister. Was she coughing? I've discovered from all this wthat choking is 5 times more scary if the person isn't coughing or anything.
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