Gerber teething products recalled over ‘potential choking hazard for babies’
The symbolic baby food brand has stopped products that grow teeth after being sent to the emergency treatment room after the child is used. Gerber announced on January 31 a biting bite recall. In a press release published by the parent company Nestli USA, the brand stated that the product brought “the potential for baby […]
Disgruntled Arby’s customer accused of choking teen employee over order
Utah State Police say an Arby's customer who was dissatisfied with his beef order was charged with assault and child abuse after allegedly strangling a teenage drive-thru employee. He was arrested on suspicion. According to the newspaper, Salvador Anthony Espericueta, 51, was sitting in the drive-thru at an Arby's in South Jordan around 2:15 p.m. […]
How to do the Heimlich maneuver in a choking emergency
A choking emergency can quickly become very frightening. Knowing how to remove obstacles while remaining calm can mean the difference between life and death, whether it's your own or someone else's. The Heimlich maneuver is a first aid method recommended by most health organizations that involves pushing the abdomen out to clear the blockage in […]
Arizona second-grader uses Heimlich maneuver to save choking friend: video
An Arizona second-grader was hailed a hero and honored at an all-school assembly last week for his quick thinking when he saved a friend who started choking on his lunch during class. Thomas Conley, an 8-year-old student at Porter Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona, was enjoying his usual lunch with his friend Isaiah on Nov. […]
Boy, 8, saves choking friend with Heimlich maneuver: See the video
An eight-year-old boy has been hailed as a hero after saving the life of his friend who was choking to death in his primary school cafeteria. Thomas Conley, a second-grader at Porter Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona, sprang into action when he noticed his friend was choking on a grape, according to local reports. Conley […]
Rikers guard saves baby choking on Dorito in jail’s visiting room
After a terrifying incident last week when a baby choked on a chip while visiting Rikers Island, the city's “Boldest” sprang into action to save the baby. The one-year-old boy began turning blue after swallowing Doritos around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday in a visiting area of the prison where his mother, Savannah Webb, had just […]
Republican governor helps rescue competitor choking during lobster-roll contest
New Hampshire's Republican governor, Chris Sununu, recently helped rescue a man who began choking during a lobster roll eating contest. On the weekend, the annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival The location is near Hampton, New Hampshire, a town of about 16,000 people located along the Atlantic coast just north of Massachusetts. “Joey Chestnut, I've let […]
Quick-thinking Republican NH governor saves man choking in Lobster Roll eating contest
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu stepped in to help a man on Sunday who began choking during a lobster roll eating contest. Sununu was taking part in the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Contest in Hampton, New Hampshire, when one of the contestants at the side of the stage began pounding his chest while eating […]
Justin Rose left ‘choking back tears’ after British Open run
TROON, Scotland — In the chill and twilight of a late Sunday afternoon in Scotland, Royal Troon’s 72nd hole putt disappeared from about 30 feet into the 18th hole for a stunning birdie finish. Justin Rose took off his hat and raised it high into the gray sky as fans filling the enormous stands on […]
Jon Rahm blames NBC announcer for Rory McIlroy choking backlash
Jon Rahm thinks NBC golf announcers “grossly underestimated” the difficulty of Rory McIlroy’s missed putt on the 18th hole at the 2024 U.S. Open. McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes to end a shocking collapse in a major on the second hole at Pinehurst on Sunday, allowing Bryson DeChambeau to win the tournament. […]