Choking
You are dispatched to a restaurant for a report of a man choking
Jason Schneider is accused of inflicting head trauma to his then 4-month-old son
Mirranda Grace Lawson had been on life support since May after she choked on a piece of popcorn.
Mirranda Grace Lawson, 2, was placed on life support after choking on a popcorn kernel
The 12-year-old used the Heimlich to dislodge a piece of ice cream cone from her airway
The son of a firefighter, Ken West’s actions may have saved a life
Despite what movies show, common pens are not viable tools for tracheostomy
The infant’s parents refuse to allow tests to be conducted to deduce if she is brain dead
The doctor has demonstrated the maneuver many times over the years, but had never before used it on a person who was choking
The EMT performed CPR after calling 911 to report the child was choking; doctors said the child’s injuries were not consistent with those suffered during CPR
He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
The truck rumbled down an embankment before hitting the cars, including one that was pushed into the dealership showroom
Since he was not dispatched to the call 3-blocks away, he did not respond or ask about the call for the child, who later died
Young responders did the procedure in the field for the first time in their careers after CPR, a defibrillator and the Heimlich maneuver failed to revive a man who was suffocating
The fire chief, who is also a school board member, was at the school for a board meeting when the boy started choking
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
A father quit his job and became a first responder after a firefighter saved his 17-year-old autistic son from choking during a seizure
She knew what to do from a health and safety class, and sang “Frozen” songs to her 2-year-old sibling to keep him calm
He jumped over a fence and began the Heimlich maneuver when an 11-year-old raised his hands to his throat during a watermelon-eating contest
Her training came into play when she realized the 911 call was from her husband; the couple’s baby boy had swallowed a metal washer
A nurse briefly left a dinner tray unattended; medication and treatment records did not reflect the patient’s diagnosis of dysphagia