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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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)
j0eStER 0
That is one strong lady weak kid.
Randomgurl27Q 4
The guy said he was in NY So the guy posting about Canada isn't helpful sorry And Here if you aren't certified you're not supposed to touch them, You do need to ask and like they said she did it wrong, if they're choking they can still breathe and you're supposed to wait until they cannot breathe to start CPR. I took the course a long time ago and even remember that. If she's uncertified a good smaratain law won't help. We were also told, when I did it about six years ago, that if you really hurt them you'd be arrested. so yikes for that lady.
chunkylover52 0
If you do it right your supposed break a few ribs while doing the Heimlich.
doggydig11 0
when it is done correctly most the times it breaks ribs
zeta24 0
@269 r u high?
the4starr 3
D:
kellend 2
I am certified in both first aid and CPR, and after reading all the posts saying to sue her I pretty sure that even if someone was dieing in front of me that I wouldn't do anything to help them. **** all of you ingrates that never took your own time and money to learn how to help your fellow human beings.
iluvmuzics 2
If she didn't ask you and you were not using the choking signal she should not have touched you. Should sue her for those facts, yes she was trying to help but she injured someone who had no need of rescuing.
iluvmuzics 2
Please shut up, I'd sue you too if you did this, for the simple fact that you are ignorant and laws apply to even those who try to be civil heroes. So when you are "Saving someone" do it right.
Bsane 0
because your ribs got broken In the process that doesnt mean she did it incorrectly.