Originally Posted by Shannow
Tried a bunch of stuff, fingers in throat to try to get the gag reflex thing happening, amongst them, picked up the phone...silly idea, couldn't speak obviously, and around the 1:30 mark, started to write a note to my girlfriend, and work out where to lay down.
Was past 2 minutes when I spied the overhanging end of the breakfast bar, it was a high bar, above normal table level, needing stools to reach it comfortably. I realised that was right about diaphragm level, stepped back a few paces, and ran at it full tilt, in an attempt to perform something like the Heimlich manoeuvre. Hit the bench right at the right level. Compressed what was in my lungs and whipped me over the bench quite violently.
Onion, released, popped out and rolled along the bench, like some Stephen King movie effect...then just sat there.
Dang, sounds like it was a close call. Something to keep in mind I guess ... self induced Heimlich maneuver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns5rEbfLl3g
I go snarled up in milfoil in a lake once and almost went under ... barely made it to the ski dock I was swimming for.