I once took a self defense course at the Y. The instructor told us the difference between a “strangle” and a “choke”. A strangle compresses the airway and cuts off air to the lungs. The person responds by getting hysterical due to the lack of air fights back violently with adrenaline backed strength. A choke cuts off the flow of blood to the brain, which starves the brain of oxygen, but the person doesn’t know it and doesn’t panic. The lack of oxygen to the brain interferes with the autonomic nervous system, which controls, among other things, the heart and lungs. The instructor demonstrated a choke hold (putting pressure on the side of the neck) but didn’t let us practice it because it is dangerous. He said that if it is applied to long (several minutes or more) it may require CPR type chest compressions to make sure that the other person has no lasting issues. The way Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck was a choke hold. If the police were taught this, they should have been taught the dangers and what to do about them. Also, pressure on the body keeps the chest from expanding, which also reduces the breathing (similar to the actions of a boa constrictor). Floyd was arrested for illegal activities, but the police are*NOT* supposed to kill suspects unless ABSOLUTELY necessary while they are committing violent crimes and there is no other option. Either Chauvin was NOT properly trained (and fault should be shared with the trainers) of he was and ignored the training.
I once took a self defense course at the Y. The instructor told us the difference between a “strangle” and a “choke”. A strangle compresses the airway and cuts off air to the lungs. The person responds by getting hysterical due to the lack of air fights back violently with adrenaline backed strength. A choke cuts off the flow of blood to the brain, which starves the brain of oxygen, but the person doesn’t know it and doesn’t panic. The lack of oxygen to the brain interferes with the autonomic nervous system, which controls, among other things, the heart and lungs. The instructor demonstrated a choke hold (putting pressure on the side of the neck) but didn’t let us practice it because it is dangerous. He said that if it is applied to long (several minutes or more) it may require CPR type chest compressions to make sure that the other person has no lasting issues. The way Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck was a choke hold. If the police were taught this, they should have been taught the dangers and what to do about them. Also, pressure on the body keeps the chest from expanding, which also reduces the breathing (similar to the actions of a boa constrictor). Floyd was arrested for illegal activities, but the police are*NOT* supposed to kill suspects unless ABSOLUTELY necessary while they are committing violent crimes and there is no other option. Either Chauvin was NOT properly trained (and fault should be shared with the trainers) of he was and ignored the training.