A teacher became a hero after saving the life of a student who was choking on a bottle cap. Realizing what had happened, the woman quickly applied the Heimlich maneuver and managed to save the life of the 9yearold boy.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the case took place in New Jersey, USA. The student reportedly choked after accidentally swallowing the cap of a plastic bottle while trying to open the bottle with his teeth.
“I had to try to open it with my teeth because the clasp was tight, so the water pushed the clasp down my throat,” says the young student.
He immediately started coughing and tried to remove the plug from his throat, but couldn’t. “I tried to cough up the cap but I couldn’t, so I hurried to see Mrs. Jenkins,” he says.
“He was aiming for his neck and he was nervous,” said JaNeice Kenkins, the teacher responsible for rescuing the student. “He couldn’t speak, I turned him over and applied the Heimlich maneuver.”
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A teacher performs a Heimlich on a child who appears to have suffocated.
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She saved the student’s life
The teacher’s action was caught by the classroom’s security cameras, which caught the moment the student ran towards them.
“I didn’t think, I just acted. I saw that he needed help and acted to help him. He couldn’t breathe, his face was pale and he was visibly distraught.”
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JaNeice has been a teacher at the school for 5 years. Because of her job, she has specialized training in CPR and basic first aid to deal with any emergency involving her students.
During the rescue, the other students were impressed and worried about the situation. It can be seen that the other students breathe a sigh of relief when the cap is removed from the student’s neck.
“As soon as he was safe, I took him to the infirmary and only then did I feel better. My emotions overwhelmed me as I thought about what could have happened. Thank goodness I was able to help him, it was the first time I really had to use the Heimlich maneuver and I’m glad it worked.”