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"I took him into my arms and noticed there was blood in his mouth, likely from the parents' unsuccessful attempt to remove the foreign object with their fingers. I turned him onto his stomach and tapped his back between the shoulder blades until he coughed and the candy came out," describes a paramedic from TEREM Emergency Medical Services. What should you do in case of foreign object ingestion, and which actions should be avoided as they pose a life risk?