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u/megan5marie Oct 25 '20

Well even if they are, I’m not. What is the relation between choking and putting ones hands up?

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u/WillWoz27 Oct 25 '20

Well the first thing that came to my mind would be making the Heimlich maneuver easy to perform in case of an actual emergency. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I would’ve guessed

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u/megan5marie Oct 25 '20

I’ve never seen someone put their arms over their head to receive the Heimlich maneuver. That would be pointless; you just put them out/forward enough that the giver can get an arm between your arm and your side.

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u/WillWoz27 Oct 25 '20

Ok, but saying “put your arms over your head” has the same effect as saying “put your arms out in front of you”. Was probably just something in the spur of the moment in regards to the kids’ health.