Man died after possibly choking on instant noodles

A 58-year-old chronically-ill man died after possibly choking on instant noodles on Monday morning.

The man, surnamed Poon, was having instant noodles at 6.26am when he collapsed at his home in Heng Fa Chuen. His helper called the police.

Paramedics soon arrived at Poon's flat and rushed him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Hospital in Chai Wan, but the man with heart disease and high blood pressure was certified dead.

An accident and emergency specialist said to save a man who is choking on food, one should hug him from behind while pressing both fists on his abdomen to help him push out the food.

In October, a seven-year-old girl died a week after she choked on jelly in school during recess.

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