Choking! Handling throat clog while driving

Updated Aug 6, 2013
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What are the worst things that can happen to a driver while he or she is behind the wheel?

Click here to see all 10 of the Worst Case Trucking Scenario panels.

Overdrive began delving into that question last week with its 10 Worst Case Trucking Scenarios inforgraphic, which covers topics ranging from having a heart attack behind the wheel to having your rig hijacked.

This week, we pick up with this: Choking.

What’s a driver to do if suddenly something he or she is eating gets hung up in the throat and prevents breathing? Here are some tips:

Click the comic to see the full-sized version, or click here to see the full Worst Case Scenarios infographic.Click the comic to see the full-sized version, or click here to see the full Worst Case Scenarios infographic.

Previous Worst Case posts:

Heart attack!

Submerged!

Tornado!

Hijacked!

Volcano!

See the full list here.

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