Our nanny choked at our house today.

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Anonymous wrote:Your children seem slow. Why didn’t they help or text dad to come down. Bizarre. Are they hitting their other milestones?

Right??

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe she wasn't able to clear her own blockage. That's what would give me pause

Self save for choking has a far less success rate than the Heimlich. I’m a paramedic and have seen fellow paramedics not be able to self save when choking.

It’s always a last resort if you are alone. The Heimlich is ideal and has a high success rate when done correctly.

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You never texted her to see how she was?!? God I hope this is a troll. Get help OP. You're a nightmare.

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How to prevent this... No eating around your kids if you're alone. No being out alone with them either since you are far more likely to become incapicated in an accident out of the home and choke. Actually you probably shouldn't do anything alone. You could fall downstairs, trip and hit your head. Etc. I mean every nanny will quit, your husband will probably get fed up with you and get a divorce, and your kids will grow up anxious and emotionally stunted... But hey at least you avoided any accidents!!

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Anonymous wrote:She will probably be scared while eating for some time to come. I have nearly choked while alone and was able to dislodge it using a chair. Maybe pay for cpr/choking/first aid training for her. That's where I learned to unchoke myself.

She has. I’ve seen her certificate. She’s gone through training 3 times since she was 17. That’s what’s scary. We didn’t hire someone off the streets.

I used to be a nanny. I did training and recertification every 2 years. Best practices change and you have to stay on top of it.

How would staying on top of training help in this situation?

It's not like practicing self-heimlich is part of the course.

Exactly.

I choked on a bite of an apple while alone. It took a bit to get it dislodged. I’m a widow, so such is life.

[Anonymous]

We have this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0085F3NGK
And keep it in the kitchen
Never had to use it but it makes me feel better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny (mid-20s) choked while having lunch with our toddler twins today. We usually work outside the home but thank god my husband had a migraine today and called in or today could have gone very differently.

She was eating a grape when she started choking. The same grapes she served our toddlers but instead of being cut into fours she ate one whole and choked. We just watched the security camera facing the kitchen and you can literally see the panic set in and she grasps her hands around her neck and stands up trying to cough. She tried to perform the Heimlich on herself with our chair but failed. That’s when she walks out of frame of the camera.

She walked upstairs into our bedroom and banged on the door where my husband said he opened the door to her purple faced and about to pass out. Thankfully we trained for this before we had kids, but never did he expect to perform the Heimlich on an adult. Let alone our nanny. It came out fairly quickly he said and she was ok. Crying but ok. He rushed downstairs where she had left our twins (14 months old) in the high chair where they were eating like nothing happened.

We let her go home early and said maybe she should go to urgent care. Not sure if she did.

I’m glad everything is ok but honestly it makes me scared to have her back here tomorrow. What if DH wasn’t here? What would have happened to my kids? What if they choker? Fell? How can we prevent this again?

Well, you DH was there. She cut the grapes for your kids but not for herself. I eat whole grapes all the time and have never choked as have billions of other people.

You should fire her because your ridiculous "what ifs" and you should quit your job and stay home and chew your children's food

If you keep up your nonsense she will quit..

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Anonymous wrote:We have this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0085F3NGK
And keep it in the kitchen
Never had to use it but it makes me feel better

I live alone and don't own any chairs. I'm going to get that. Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe she wasn't able to clear her own blockage. That's what would give me pause

?? You have to bend over a chair and push forcefully. It’s not easy.

There are a lot of different techniques actually

Give OP contact info for you so you can teach a special class for her nanny. You are as despicable as OP.

[Anonymous]

I mean I get that your DH is freaked out. I had to do the Heimlich on my own father and it freaked me out. But really, do you cut your own grapes into 4 small pieces? These things happen. Glad he was there to help.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean I get that your DH is freaked out. I had to do the Heimlich on my own father and it freaked me out. But really, do you cut your own grapes into 4 small pieces? These things happen. Glad he was there to help.

I choked on a piece of lettuce. Could feel it flap when I exhaled and seal the opening shut on an inhale. Terrifying.

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It seems unlikely this would happen to someone twice, so consider yourself protected.

If you’re super paranoid, you could get a panic button like those Life Alert ones for seniors. That strikes me as paranoia but I guess this could happen to anybody (including YOU—there’s no reason to think you’re less susceptible to choking around your kids than someone else). If you have a phone with a landline, you’re covered. Dial 911 from a landline and gasp into the phone and they will send someone.

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At least your nanny choked on a grape. My ex nanny choked on …. WATER. Fortunately I was there to help her.

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Wow. I would give her the rest of the week off paid and tell her to take care of herself and I’ll see her on Monday. Not sure where you are coming from but it’s diametrically opposed to how I treat the person responsible for my kids. FWIW, I have twins, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. I would give her the rest of the week off paid and tell her to take care of herself and I’ll see her on Monday. Not sure where you are coming from but it’s diametrically opposed to how I treat the person responsible for my kids. FWIW, I have twins, too.

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