Today I learned...

[Animeniax]

That's interesting. He makes a good point that if you're alone without first aid, pretty much anything that might work would be done.

He's talking about a complete loss of airway here so I being unconscious actually doesn't matter (unless someone turns up later and you're no longer vocal about what's wrong with you)

I've run into this problem a few times but it was never a complete loss of airway. Usually a finger down the throat produced the necessary heaving action. If you lose consciousness from KO'ing yourself, you won't be able to try other methods to save yourself, like a self-tracheotomy.

That was an informative video and well made as well. It would have been even better if he had played a little guitar at the end!

Yeah that looks like quite a fun rumpus room. Though playing guitar at the end might have taken away from the seriousness of the subject matter.

[Buffalobiian]

I've run into this problem a few times but it was never a complete loss of airway. Usually a finger down the throat produced the necessary heaving action. If you lose consciousness from KO'ing yourself, you won't be able to try other methods to save yourself, like a self-tracheotomy.

Cricothyrotomy*