Heimlich maneuver used by 8 year old in pizza contest
The Daily Light reports that 8 year old Vincent Doblado successfully used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a piece of pizza caught in his friend Ian Nance’s throat. The children were competing in an unsupervised pizza eating contest.
“It’s a blessing to know that my son didn’t panic and that he knew exactly what to do,” said Alexandro Doblado, Vincent’s father. “I can remember one day Vincent coming home from school and asking me about the Heimlich maneuver. I explained to him what it was and its purpose but little did we know that he was going to have to actually do it on someone one day. It’s just a blessing that he kept his cool and that he knew what to do.”
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