Today, I had a violent coughing fit while at the store, which caused a lady to think I was choking, grab me from behind and start doing the Heimlich maneuver incorrectly. She broke two of my ribs. FML
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Today, I coughed so hard that I fractured two ribs. FML
Today, I had such a violent coughing fit that my stomach emptied itself all over the floor while at my sales job. FML
Today, I cracked a rib coughing. FML
Today, I was sitting in the break room at work eating lunch when I started to choke. My face turned red and tears began welling up in my eyes. Two of my coworkers were there. They began to argue over who would have to give me the Heimlich maneuver rather than helping. FML
Today, I mistook a coworker’s laughter for choking and performed the Heimlich maneuver on them in the break room. They weren’t choking, but now they’re afraid to laugh near me. FML
Today, a child was choking in the store I work at. He was alone in the aisle, so I started the Heimlich without his parents' permission. After dislodging what was caught, his mother turned the corner and went screaming to my manager for touching her kid. I got a write up. FML
Today, I tripped and fell, damaging my sternum and making it incredibly painful to breathe in or out too much. About ten minutes later, I got the hiccups. FML
Today, I was helping an old lady at my job. While I was in mid-sentence, she coughed wet phlegm directly into my mouth. It tasted vile and caused me to have a panic attack while working. FML
Today, I fractured two ribs from coughing. My doctor told me to stop coughing, or I would fracture them more. I have bronchitis. FML
Today, while dining at a restaurant I heard a women choking. I immediately ran to her, wrapped my arms around her and started giving her abdominal thrusts. She freed herself and slapped me. Turns out she wasn't choking, she was just laughing. FML
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Top comments
ripgeorgecarl1n 7
True, but the Hemmlich is done to get the person choking to cough. OP was already coughing so that lady should have never started the Hemmlich maneuver.
RobboXD 5
I know right! the bitch totally deserves it I mean come on who does she think she is going around trying to save peoples lives. -.-'... OP although this is unfortunate and I do feel sorry for you I hope you don't press charges, she was honestly just trying to help.
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Comments (326)
Elendil_fml 10
It's lawsuit time! you're not supposed to anything if the person can breathe, cough or talk. that's the one single thing I remember from high school first aid class.
craaazymonkey 0
did u drop-kick her?
enderless 6
#4 is correct
erongetti 2
what I want to know is, we've got a medical emergency here & doc didn't weigh in at all! I read all those long-ass posts waiting for a reply somewhere and he totally let us down. maybe he was taping up those broken ribs tonight?
skulluks 0
Was she Peter Griffen?
karmicsamadi86 9
That's why you are not supposed to administer the Heimlich without the persons consent!
jagedlion 0
This is a common misconception. Heimlich maneuver should be used only after the victim is no longer successfully coughing.
russianspy1234 11
Which ribs did she break? Try bending over, this could be a blessing in disguise.
interexntsc 12
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xDrella 0
the heimlich maneuver, if done correctly, will still break ribs.