Stand to the side and just behind a choking adult.

What to do when someone is choking on water. First, if you're alone and choking, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. Support their chest with one hand. Choking happens when something—food or another item—is caught in the back of the throat.

Don’t put your fingers in their. Some strategies that may prevent choking in vulnerable people include: Encourage them to cough encourage them to keep coughing to try to clear the blockage.

Hold out your forearm and lean them forward so you are supporting their chest. Place one arm across the person's chest for support. Put the other hand on top of your fist and pull sharply inwards and upwards.

For a child, kneel down behind. To perform abdominal thrusts (heimlich maneuver) on yourself: How do you help someone who is choking on water?

Ask them to try to spit. Lay a small child over the age of one face down on your lap. Ask someone to call 911.

If you choke while drinking water or anything, don't do anything, do not suppress the cough, let it take care of cleaning the larynx. Stand behind the choking victim and slightly to one side. This may cause some pain, especially if you're out of shape.