Call 911 or seek medical attention immediately if…

You are having the following symptoms during and/or after being strangled:

• Difficulty breathing
• Trouble speaking or swallowing
• Swelling to your neck
• Pain to your neck and/or throat
• Hoarseness or voice changes
• Blurred or vision changes (i.e. seeing stars, fading black)
• Hearing changes (i.e. ringing/buzzing, like you are under water)
• Continuous or severe headache, nausea, vomiting, or dizziness
• Seizures, gap in memory, loss of consciousness/fainting
• Persistent cough

You experienced the following while being strangled:

• Was lifted off the ground while being strangled
• Was smothered (face and nose covered) with an object while being strangled
• If the pressure on your neck would be rated as intense/high on a 1-10 scale (1 being low, 10 being high)
• If you believed you were going to die while being strangled