By FANZZY - 18/08/2014 16:29 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I learned that when someone is choking you don't do the "hymen maneuver", you do the "heimlich maneuver". I was corrected by my girlfriend's parents. FML
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morondon000 14

Well you could do the hymen maneuver... But I'd try saving them first.

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jamie_elocin 18

I feel that would make a good pickup line... "Hey baby, I'm trained in CPR. Want me to show you the hymen maneuver?"

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morondon000 14

Well you could do the hymen maneuver... But I'd try saving them first.

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baseballbv 17

The hymen maneuver is probably what you'd perform on the girlfriend. Don't forget the swirl.

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drunkmunkey 24

and make sure you get consent first, otherwise you're just creepy

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reidier1 16

But is HAS to be a counterockwise swirl. Or it ruins the move.

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christi_im21 12

That only works on virgins

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jamie_elocin 18

I feel that would make a good pickup line... "Hey baby, I'm trained in CPR. Want me to show you the hymen maneuver?"

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Pleonasm 35

I fear performing CPR on a choking victim would only worsen the situation!

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MrConcise 34

"I can resuscitate you after you're done choking. ;)"

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chosha_fml 26

#3 Pick up line, yes. Good pick up line, not so much.

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Kevin1157 10

#8, on the contrary. I'm a 911 dispatcher and we are trained on how to instruct people to do chest compressions properly on choking victims. Obviously getting the lodged object out is the first effort, however, if that's not possible chest compressions are instructed because it helps keep blood flowing to the heart and sometimes can actually help dislodge the object.

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aire101 16

Well, i hope you weren't trying to make a good impression... also hope they had a good sense of humor about the mix up.

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Brandi_Faith 33

Ya, this could either be a really funny situation that they all laughed about, or a super awkward one if the parents found it rude or something! Wonder which way it went for OP?

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Demoniq 25

I think the parents were definitely better off than OP on this one...

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RobertWJV86 11

Is the hymen maneuver the complete opposit of the heimlich maneuver..?

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naajster 14

I'm sure it involves dancing.. horizontally

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Pleonasm 35

Either way you're pumping in and out until it pops out.

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_FML_Austin_ 12

Remember ones for going in and ones for going out!

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vikky538 28

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HJKM_fml 19

Hopefully they were nice about it. I get that it can be embarrassing when you slip up like that especially when you're trying so hard to impress but, hey, at least you know now and can avoid potentially awkward situations from here on out.

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Zebediabolical 39

If she's a virgin who likes to play hard, I guess you could do the hymen maneuver when she's choking.

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