First Aid Question?!

First Aid Question?

Hi, I know the answer to this sounds not so complicated, but I was wondering what is the difference between a partially blocked windpipe and a completley blocked windpipe?

Does the size of the object or food have anything to do with the trachea being partially or completely blocked?


As I take my first aid summer course, sometimes I get nervous after reading about all this stuff (probably normal), but sometimes I worry that a piece of food that I'm chewing or grinding at the front of my mouth could just go all the way to the back of my mouth or windpipe.

Is a completley blocked windpipe only with very very large pieces of food or items? Not crumbs or little bits of food right?

I should also ask my professor but we're on two week summer break.

Thanks for the info in advance,

George

well george any infection, swelling and asthama attack as well as sometime objects can block ur airways, its all depend on how and what is the problem. sometime it can be partial blockage or sometime it can be total blockage and total blockage can be deadly you need to use you first aid skill to come over those blockage or else surgical intervention or medical intervention needs to minimise the risk or sometime even to fix the problems. Spartan