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Written by Patricia Farnham   
Saturday, 26 April 2008
As the owner of a restaurant you need to be prepared for the event of someone choking. There is a higher risk of this occurring in your time of business because people come here to enjoy great food. If you have ever had a piece of food or a drink go down wrong or get stuck in your throat you can understand how panicked a person really choking will become.
by PatriciaFarnham


As the owner of a restaurant you need to be prepared for the event of someone choking. There is a higher risk of this occurring in your time of business because people come here to enjoy great food. If you have ever had a piece of food or a drink go down wrong or get stuck in your throat you can understand how panicked a person really choking will become.

If you know what to do when someone is choking you can easily assist them. This is something you need to be able to do very rapidly. The faster you can remove the object the less risk there is of the person not being able to breathe. Too many times though when something like this happens the person is sitting there for several minutes before someone comes to their aid.

By law an owner of a restaurant doesn't have to learn how to do such procedures. They aren't legally held responsible should someone choke on food in their business either. Yet that doesn't mean you don't have an ethical responsibility to help your customers when they really need it. How you choose to handle such an issue is completely up to you. It is a good idea for you to have some other staff members trained as well so that someone how can help is available.

There should be plenty of locations around your area that offer such courses. Some of them are free while others have a very low fee associated with them to cover the cost of the materials. You can complete the course in a couple of days and know you are prepared to help anyone that may be choking at your restaurant.

It is your responsibility to pay for your staff to attend this type of course. Even though they can use it anywhere, they are getting certified at your request. You also need to pay them wages for the time they spend in the course. Most employees are very willing to take such courses once you explain the importance of it to them.

You may not realize that you can use one technique when an adult or older child is choking and then another for a very small child. It is important to know them both because you just never know who it may be that is choking. Many assume that parents of small children understand what to do when they choke. This is common misconception and many of them will be frozen with fear if such an event does occur.

Look for one that has mannequins that you can practice on as well so you can get a good idea of how the procedures should actually be performed. Small classes are nice too so that everyone gets plenty of one on one training. You should take a refresher course in these techniques every couple of years as well.

Hopefully you will never have to experience someone choking as they are trying to enjoy the food you serve in your restaurant. Yet it is a possible scenario and it is the responsible business owner that is always prepared for anything to happen. As the leader of your restaurant business you can set a very good example for those that work for you by taking the time to be prepared for such needs from your customers.

About the Author:

Patricia Farnham is a restaurant business veteran. Before you decide to http://www.restaurantpitfallsandprofits.com/buyrestaurant.htm">buy a restaurant, you might want to read some more of her insights on the restaurant business on here website.



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