While working as a C.N.A serving lunch to the residents of an assisted living facility, I experienced a significant life event that challenged me. I was in the smaller dining room, which was 1 C.N.A to 15 residents. As I was refilling coffee cups, one resident began coughing hard. At first I allowed them to cough up whatever had been stuck, but soon realized they were choking. This on resident was very confused, so I asked if they could talk and all he did was shake his head, continuing to cough the food out. I had been CPR certified, but never came across a situation where I was required to perform it. My heart was racing and my nerves had taken over my ability to think. I was the only C.N.A in that dining room, the other residents were staring at me, I had to take back control, and put my skills to the test.
Therefore, I told the resident that I was going to help him, and I began performing the Heimlich maneuver. After a few pumps, the piece of food that was stuck expelled from his mouth. As I was performing this skill, my nerves intensified and the thought of…
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