A young New York student has been celebrated as a hero after he saved a fellow classmate from choking on a slice of pizza during lunch by performing the Heimlich manuever.
"If you don’t, then that could be really sad," the boy added.
Kristin Korba, a second-grade teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary, told Fox News Digital that David had been sitting across from the choking student."The adults were circulating the cafeteria, monitoring," Korba recalled."David rushed behind [the choking student] and performed the Heimlich." The Heimlich maneuver, also known as an abdominal thrust, is a first-aid procedure in which a person must apply pressure between someone else's navel and rib cage in order to dislodge an obstruction in the victim's windpipe, according to the National Library of Medicine. "I'm very proud of my son."David’s bravery was recognized on June 13 when Binghamton City School District superintendent Dr. Tonia Thompson and New York State Sen. Fred Akshar paid him a visit.
If a person appears to be conscious and exhibits forceful coughing, onlookers should encourage the potential choking person to cough more to clear their airway before attempting the Heimlich maneuver, the council suggests.
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