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Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If Your Baby Starts Choking?

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We’ve previously discussed how to address choking in adults. Today, we address the twin horrors of needing to save a baby’s life (those younger than 12 months old) from choking and how to help yourself if no one else is around to help.
In case you didn’t realize it, infants haven’t had time to accumulate enough disease and toxins to have heart attacks in the way adults do. When they are in a life-threatening situation, it’s far more likely to be from a respiratory cause, such as choking. Infants and young children are exploring their world and seemingly will place most anything near or in their mouths. Too often this leads to choking. Please keep this in mind if you’re ever faced with an infant in danger.
In discussing how to help a child in danger, let’s focus on two considerations: how to assess the situation and how to act.
It is vital to assess these situations accurately. There are important splits in treatment algorithms based on your assessment.
Simply put, the first thing you want to do is determine the infant’s level of responsiveness. For the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume we’re discussing conscious choking.
If an infant is suddenly unable to cough or cry, it’s a reasonable to assume that something may be blocking the airway.

  • When this is the case, help will be needed getting the object out.

If an infant is coughing or gagging, it’s likely that the airway may be partially blocked.

  • Coughing is actually the most effective way to dislodge an object, so you shouldn’t interfere in this setting.

If an infant is somewhat responsive in the context of a recent insect bite, bee sting or other possible allergic exposure, the throat could be closing because of an allergic reaction.

  • When this is the case, you are facing a potential life-threatening emergency. Call 911 immediately.

Infant Choking

When you’ve made your assessment, your next step (unless you’re performing CPR, calling 911 or the child is still coughing) is to try to assist in getting the object out. Think “back blows, chest thrusts, repeat unless the infant gets unconscious.” Yes, that was meant to be a jingle.

backblow

Back blows:

  • Hold the infant face up on one forearm, and hold the back of his head with the hand.
  • Stabilize the infant’s front with your opposite hand and forearm.
  • Flip the infant face down so that he’s now in the control of the other forearm. Use your thumb and fingers to stabilize the jaw while flipping. Lower your arm onto your thigh; now the baby’s head will be lower than his chest.
  • Using the heel of your hand, deliver five firm back blows between the infant’s shoulder blades in an effort to dislodge the object. Maintain head and neck support by firmly holding his jaw between your thumb and forefinger.
  • Finally, place the hand that had been delivering the back blows on the back of the baby’s head with your arm along his back. Carefully, turn him over while keeping your other hand and forearm on his front.
  • If you have dislodged the object and the infant is responsive and/or coughing, you are done. Otherwise, proceed to chest thrusts.

chestthrust

Chest thrusts

  • Use your thumb and fingers to hold his jaw while sandwiching him between your forearms to support his head and neck. Lower your arm that is supporting his back onto your opposite thigh, still keeping the baby’s head lower than the rest of his body.
  • Place the pads of two or three fingers in the center of the baby’s chest, just below an imaginary line running between his nipples. To do a chest thrust, push straight down on the chest about 1 1/2 inches. Then allow the chest to come back to its normal position.
  • Do five chest thrusts. Keep your fingers in contact with the baby’s breastbone. The chest thrusts should be smooth, not jerky.

Repeat
Continue alternating five back blows and chest thrusts until the object is forced out, the infant starts to cough forcefully, cry, breathe on his own or becomes unconscious. If he’s coughing, allow him to do so.

fingersweep

If the infant becomes unconscious
If a choking infant becomes unconscious, you should proceed to modified CPR as follows:

  • Open his mouth. If you can see an object, remove it with your little finger.
  • Give two rescue breaths. If you don’t see the chest rise, tilt his head and try two rescue breaths again.

 If his chest still doesn’t rise, do 30 chest compressions.
  • Check the mouth again, looking for an object. Remove it if seen.
  • Repeat the cycle with rescue breaths and chest compressions until help arrives.

Regardless of the outcome, the infant will need prompt medical attention.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
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Straight, No Chaser: How Can I Save Myself If I’m Choking?

 

choking

If you’re the type that is cool under pressure, you’re well positioned to think your way out of many dangerous situations. If you’re the type that’s inclined to panic, Stop! The life you save may be your own!
At Straight, No Chaser, we’re big on you knowing when to appropriately engage the healthcare system, knowing when you can contact us for advice and information, and knowing simple tips that can help you prolong your life. Here’s a very important example.
choking-save-yourself-by-falling-floor.w654
Think it through. If it happened today, how would you react if you choked on something and no one else was around?
Can you perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?

HEIMLICH

Here’s what you do.

  • Make a fist. Place the thumb below your ribs and above your navel.
  • Grasp your fist with your other hand. Using a quick, upward motion, press your fist the area.

selfheim

As noted in the diagram, while perform this maneuver you can also lean over a chair, the edge of a table edge, couch or other object of similar height. In this example, you will quickly thrust your upper abdomen against the edge.
You should repeat this motion until the object blocking the airway comes out or until help arrives.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Take the #72HoursChallenge, and join the community. As a thank you for being a valued subscriber to Straight, No Chaser, we’d like to offer you a complimentary 30-day membership at www.72hourslife.com. Just use the code #NoChaser, and yes, it’s ok if you share!
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new books There are 72 Hours in a Day: Using Efficiency to Better Enjoy Every Part of Your Life and The 72 Hours in a Day Workbook: The Journey to The 72 Hours Life in 72 Days at Amazon or at www.72hourslife.com. Receive introductory pricing with orders!
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
Copyright © 2018 · Sterling Initiatives, LLC · Powered by WordPress

Straight, No Chaser: How Can I Save Myself If I’m Choking?

choking

If you’re the type that is cool under pressure, you’re well positioned to think your way out of many dangerous situations. If you’re the type that’s inclined to panic, Stop! The life you save may be your own!
At Straight, No Chaser, we’re big on you knowing when to appropriately engage the healthcare system, knowing when you can contact us for advice and information, and knowing simple tips that can help you prolong your life. Here’s a very important example.
choking-save-yourself-by-falling-floor.w654
Think it through. If it happened today, how would you react if you choked on something and no one else was around?
Can you perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?

HEIMLICH

Here’s what you do.

  • Make a fist. Place the thumb below your ribs and above your navel.
  • Grasp your fist with your other hand. Using a quick, upward motion, press your fist the area.

selfheim

As noted in the diagram, while perform this maneuver you can also lean over a chair, the edge of a table edge, couch or other object of similar height. In this example, you will quickly thrust your upper abdomen against the edge.
You should repeat this motion until the object blocking the airway comes out or until help arrives.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
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Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If You See Someone Choking?

choking1

So … what would you do if someone around you starting choking. Or if they choked, then lost consciousness? What would you do if you choked and no one else was around? Don’t you think you should know? Read on …
First things first. You’ve all heard of the Heimlich maneuver, even if you don’t know how to do it. My job today is to make this easy for you. My first task will be to pass on the physician’s mantra of “Do No Harm.” To that end, let’s start with things you shouldn’t do.

  • If the person is able to speak, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is coughing and still has a normal level of awareness, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is able to breathe in and out without excessive difficulty, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is conscious, don’t place anything in his/her mouth trying to extract an object.

Next, let’s review a few quick points to help you understand what could be going on.

  • Choking is occurring because something is blocking the airway (aka windpipe).
  • Choking is dangerous because complete blockage will prevent oxygen from circulating thorough the body.
  • Choking is deadly because without oxygen, permanent brain damage will likely occur in four to six minutes.

Partial blockage isn’t the same as complete blockage. The body has protective reflexes to deal with blockage. That’s what coughing is. Once blockage has become complete, you’re facing a life-threatening emergency, and the risks of doing something outweigh the risks of doing nothing.

choking

It’s not that difficult to know if someone’s choking; they’re likely grabbing their throat. You would do well to know what it looks like if someone has already choked or is choking but can’t use his/her hands. Here are some clues:

  • Coughing may be increasingly weaker.
  • They likely will exhibit difficulty breathing.
  • They may be unable to speak.
  • Their skin may have a bluish or purplish color.
  • You may hear high-pitched musical sounds while they’re breathing.
  • They may have blacked out (from the blockage).

heimlich

Here are universally accepted steps to the Heimlich maneuver (in someone not obese or pregnant):

  • Ask the person, “Are you choking?”
  • Then ask them to speak. If they can speak or are vigorously coughing, you watch and wait. If not, proceed.
  • Standing behind the person, wrap your arms around his/her waist.
  • Placing your thumb just above the belly button (navel), make a fist with one hand.
  • Grasp the fist with your other hand.
  • Thrust your fist quickly, upward and inward.
  • Repeat until the person either loses consciousness or the object is dislodged.

If the person is obese or pregnant, wrap your arms around the chest, not the abdomen. Place your fist between the nipples on the middle of the breastbone, and make firm thrusts back toward you.
If the person loses consciousness, there are four steps you must take.

  1. If you see something blocking the airway, try to remove it.
  2. Lower the person to the floor, preferably on his/her side until you start CPR or if vomiting starts.
  3. Have someone call 911.
  4. Begin CPR.

Of course, prevention is key. Take care to chew your food slowly and thoroughly.
Here are three more tips for those most at risk:

  • Children: Keep them away from small objects that can be placed in their mouths.
  • Elderly: Make sure their dentures fit appropriately.
  • Adults: Limit alcohol intake around the time of eating.

In an upcoming Straight, No Chaser, we’ll also add a post for you regarding how to handle yourself and infants (less than one year old) if choking.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
Copyright © 2017 · Sterling Initiatives, LLC · Powered by WordPress

Straight, No Chaser: How Can I Save Myself If I’m Choking?

choking

If you’re the type that is cool under pressure, you’re well positioned to think your way out of many dangerous situations. If you’re the type that’s inclined to panic, Stop! The life you save may be your own!
At Straight, No Chaser, we’re big on you knowing when to appropriately engage the healthcare system, knowing when you can contact us for advice and information, and knowing simple tips that can help you prolong your life. Here’s a very important example.
choking-save-yourself-by-falling-floor.w654
Think it through. If it happened today, how would you react if you choked on something and no one else was around?
Can you perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?

HEIMLICH

Here’s what you do.

  • Make a fist. Place the thumb below your ribs and above your navel.
  • Grasp your fist with your other hand. Using a quick, upward motion, press your fist the area.

selfheim

As noted in the diagram, while perform this maneuver you can also lean over a chair, the edge of a table edge, couch or other object of similar height. In this example, you will quickly thrust your upper abdomen against the edge.
You should repeat this motion until the object blocking the airway comes out or until help arrives.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
Copyright © 2016 · Sterling Initiatives, LLC · Powered by WordPress

Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If You See Someone Choking?

choking1

So … what would you do if someone around you starting choking. Or if they choked, then lost consciousness? What would you do if you choked and no one else was around? Don’t you think you should know? Read on …
First things first. You’ve all heard of the Heimlich maneuver, even if you don’t know how to do it. My job today is to make this easy for you. My first task will be to pass on the physician’s mantra of “Do No Harm.” To that end, let’s start with things you shouldn’t do.

  • If the person is able to speak, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is coughing and still has a normal level of awareness, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is able to breathe in and out without excessive difficulty, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is conscious, don’t place anything in his/her mouth trying to extract an object.

Next, let’s review a few quick points to help you understand what could be going on.

  • Choking is occurring because something is blocking the airway (aka windpipe).
  • Choking is dangerous because complete blockage will prevent oxygen from circulating thorough the body.
  • Choking is deadly because without oxygen, permanent brain damage will likely occur in four to six minutes.

Partial blockage isn’t the same as complete blockage. The body has protective reflexes to deal with blockage. That’s what coughing is. Once blockage has become complete, you’re facing a life-threatening emergency, and the risks of doing something outweigh the risks of doing nothing.

choking

It’s not that difficult to know if someone’s choking; they’re likely grabbing their throat. You would do well to know what it looks like if someone has already choked or is choking but can’t use his/her hands. Here are some clues:

  • Coughing may be increasingly weaker.
  • They likely will exhibit difficulty breathing.
  • They may be unable to speak.
  • Their skin may have a bluish or purplish color.
  • You may hear high-pitched musical sounds while they’re breathing.
  • They may have blacked out (from the blockage).

heimlich

Here are universally accepted steps to the Heimlich maneuver (in someone not obese or pregnant):

  • Ask the person, “Are you choking?”
  • Then ask them to speak. If they can speak or are vigorously coughing, you watch and wait. If not, proceed.
  • Standing behind the person, wrap your arms around his/her waist.
  • Placing your thumb just above the belly button (navel), make a fist with one hand.
  • Grasp the fist with your other hand.
  • Thrust your fist quickly, upward and inward.
  • Repeat until the person either loses consciousness or the object is dislodged.

If the person is obese or pregnant, wrap your arms around the chest, not the abdomen. Place your fist between the nipples on the middle of the breastbone, and make firm thrusts back toward you.
If the person loses consciousness, there are four steps you must take.

  1. If you see something blocking the airway, try to remove it.
  2. Lower the person to the floor, preferably on his/her side until you start CPR or if vomiting starts.
  3. Have someone call 911.
  4. Begin CPR.

Of course, prevention is key. Take care to chew your food slowly and thoroughly.
Here are three more tips for those most at risk:

  • Children: Keep them away from small objects that can be placed in their mouths.
  • Elderly: Make sure their dentures fit appropriately.
  • Adults: Limit alcohol intake around the time of eating.

In an upcoming Straight, No Chaser, we’ll also add a post for you regarding how to handle yourself and infants (less than one year old) if choking.
Feel free to ask your SMA expert consultant any questions you may have on this topic.
Order your copy of Dr. Sterling’s new book Behind The Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER at jeffreysterlingbooks.com, iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and wherever books are sold.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) and 844-SMA-TALK offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like us on Facebook SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
Copyright © 2016 · Sterling Initiatives, LLC · Powered by WordPress

Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If You See Someone Choking?

choking1

So … what would you do if someone around you starting choking. Or if they choked, then lost consciousness? What would you do if you choked and no one else was around? Don’t you think you should know? Read on …
First things first. You’ve all heard of the Heimlich maneuver, even if you don’t know how to do it. My job today is to make this easy for you. My first task will be to pass on the physician’s mantra of “Do No Harm.” To that end, let’s start with things you shouldn’t do.

  • If the person is able to speak, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is coughing and still has a normal level of awareness, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is able to breathe in and out without excessive difficulty, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is conscious, don’t place anything in his/her mouth trying to extract an object.

Next, let’s review a few quick points to help you understand what could be going on.

  • Choking is occurring because something is blocking the airway (aka windpipe).
  • Choking is dangerous because complete blockage will prevent oxygen from circulating thorough the body.
  • Choking is deadly because without oxygen, permanent brain damage will likely occur in four to six minutes.

Partial blockage isn’t the same as complete blockage. The body has protective reflexes to deal with blockage. That’s what coughing is. Once blockage has become complete, you’re facing a life-threatening emergency, and the risks of doing something outweigh the risks of doing nothing.

choking

It’s not that difficult to know if someone’s choking; they’re likely grabbing their throat. You would do well to know what it looks like if someone has already choked or is choking but can’t use his/her hands. Here are some clues:

  • Coughing may be increasingly weaker.
  • They likely will exhibit difficulty breathing.
  • They may be unable to speak.
  • Their skin may have a bluish or purplish color.
  • You may hear high-pitched musical sounds while they’re breathing.
  • They may have blacked out (from the blockage).

heimlich

Here are universally accepted steps to the Heimlich maneuver (in someone not obese or pregnant):

  • Ask the person, “Are you choking?”
  • Then ask them to speak. If they can speak or are vigorously coughing, you watch and wait. If not, proceed.
  • Standing behind the person, wrap your arms around his/her waist.
  • Placing your thumb just above the belly button (navel), make a fist with one hand.
  • Grasp the fist with your other hand.
  • Thrust your fist quickly, upward and inward.
  • Repeat until the person either loses consciousness or the object is dislodged.

If the person is obese or pregnant, wrap your arms around the chest, not the abdomen. Place your fist between the nipples on the middle of the breastbone, and make firm thrusts back toward you.
If the person loses consciousness, there are four steps you must take.

  1. If you see something blocking the airway, try to remove it.
  2. Lower the person to the floor, preferably on his/her side until you start CPR or if vomiting starts.
  3. Have someone call 911.
  4. Begin CPR.

Of course, prevention is key. Take care to chew your food slowly and thoroughly.
Here are three more tips for those most at risk:

  • Children: Keep them away from small objects that can be placed in their mouths.
  • Elderly: Make sure their dentures fit appropriately.
  • Adults: Limit alcohol intake around the time of eating.

In an upcoming Straight, No Chaser, we’ll also add a post for you regarding how to handle yourself and infants (less than one year old) if choking.
Feel free to contact your SMA expert consultant with any questions you have on this topic.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what  http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, like our Facebook page @ SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and follow us on Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
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Straight, No Chaser: How Can I Save Myself If I'm Choking?

choking

If you’re the type that is cool under pressure, you’re well positioned to think your way out of many dangerous situations. If you’re the type that’s inclined to panic, Stop! The life you save may be your own!
At Straight, No Chaser, we’re big on you knowing when to appropriately engage the healthcare system, knowing when you can contact us for advice and information, and knowing simple tips that can help you prolong your life. Here’s a very important example.
choking-save-yourself-by-falling-floor.w654
Think it through. If it happened today, how would you react if you choked on something and no one else was around?
Can you perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?

HEIMLICH

Here’s what you do.

  • Make a fist. Place the thumb below your ribs and above your navel.
  • Grasp your fist with your other hand. Using a quick, upward motion, press your fist the area.

selfheim

As noted in the diagram, while perform this maneuver you can also lean over a chair, the edge of a table edge, couch or other object of similar height. In this example, you will quickly thrust your upper abdomen against the edge.
You should repeat this motion until the object blocking the airway comes out or until help arrives.
Feel free to ask your SMA personal healthcare consultant any questions you have on this topic.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what  http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, Facebook @ SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
Copyright © 2014 · Sterling Initiatives, LLC · Powered by WordPress

Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If You See Someone Choking?

choking1

So … what would you do if someone around you starting choking. Or if they choked, then lost consciousness? What would you do if you choked and no one else was around? Don’t you think you should know? Read on …
First things first. You’ve all heard of the Heimlich maneuver, even if you don’t know how to do it. My job today is to make this easy for you. My first task will be to pass on the physician’s mantra of “Do No Harm.” To that end, let’s start with things you shouldn’t do.

  • If the person is able to speak, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is coughing and still has a normal level of awareness, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is able to breathe in and out without excessive difficulty, don’t interfere.
  • If the person is conscious, don’t place anything in his/her mouth trying to extract an object.

Next, let’s review a few quick points to help you understand what could be going on.

  • Choking is occurring because something is blocking the airway (aka windpipe).
  • Choking is dangerous because complete blockage will prevent oxygen from circulating thorough the body.
  • Choking is deadly because without oxygen, permanent brain damage will likely occur in four to six minutes.

Partial blockage isn’t the same as complete blockage. The body has protective reflexes to deal with blockage. That’s what coughing is. Once blockage has become complete, you’re facing a life-threatening emergency, and the risks of doing something outweigh the risks of doing nothing.

choking

It’s not that difficult to know if someone’s choking; they’re likely grabbing their throat. You would do well to know what it looks like if someone has already choked or is choking but can’t use his/her hands. Here are some clues:

  • Coughing may be increasingly weaker.
  • They likely will exhibit difficulty breathing.
  • They may be unable to speak.
  • Their skin may have a bluish or purplish color.
  • You may hear high-pitched musical sounds while they’re breathing.
  • They may have blacked out (from the blockage).

heimlich

Here are universally accepted steps to the Heimlich maneuver (in someone not obese or pregnant):

  • Ask the person, “Are you choking?”
  • Then ask them to speak. If they can speak or are vigorously coughing, you watch and wait. If not, proceed.
  • Standing behind the person, wrap your arms around his/her waist.
  • Placing your thumb just above the belly button (navel), make a fist with one hand.
  • Grasp the fist with your other hand.
  • Thrust your fist quickly, upward and inward.
  • Repeat until the person either loses consciousness or the object is dislodged.

If the person is obese or pregnant, wrap your arms around the chest, not the abdomen. Place your fist between the nipples on the middle of the breastbone, and make firm thrusts back toward you.
If the person loses consciousness, there are four steps you must take.

  1. If you see something blocking the airway, try to remove it.
  2. Lower the person to the floor, preferably on his/her side until you start CPR or if vomiting starts.
  3. Have someone call 911.
  4. Begin CPR.

Of course, prevention is key. Take care to chew your food slowly and thoroughly.
Here are three more tips for those most at risk:

  • Children: Keep them away from small objects that can be placed in their mouths.
  • Elderly: Make sure their dentures fit appropriately.
  • Adults: Limit alcohol intake around the time of eating.

Next is to master CPR, which we’ve made very simple for you. We’ll also add a post for you regarding how to handle yourself and infants (less than one year old) if choking.
Feel free to contact your SMA expert consultant with any questions you have on this topic.
Thanks for liking and following Straight, No Chaser! This public service provides a sample of what  http://www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com (SMA) offers. Please share our page with your friends on WordPress, Facebook @ SterlingMedicalAdvice.com and Twitter at @asksterlingmd.
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