Important safety tip: the Heimlich maneuver is only useful in situations where the airway is blocked. Injury may occur if it is used improperly. For that matter, injury may occur when it is used properly, but as death generally occurs if it is not applied in those situations, injury is generally preferable.
Further reading (Wikipedia)
I've never had this happen to me. When I was a wee lad, I came across a set of tools to help me avoid these very situations. In some circles, they're called teeth.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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