Lunch break gone wrong: EMT Ilyas Yildir bites into a sandwich, suddenly it’s “sandwich 1, windpipe 0.” Alone in the office with no one to thump his back, he doesn’t panic—he channels his inner MacGyver, drags himself behind his chair, and basically hugs it to death with abdominal thrusts. CCTV captures the solo life-saving rodeo, and now the world knows even pros can choke on irony. Pro tip: Next time you eat alone, bring a chair… or a therapist.
Turkish Man Saves Himself from Chocking by Performing the Heimlich Maneuver on Himself
