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PAPD Officer Saves Choking Toddler At JFK Airport PAPD Officer Saves Choking Toddler At JFK Airport
Papd Officer Saves Choking Toddler At JFK Airport A Port Authority police officer sprang into action Monday, Jan. 5, saving the life of a choking toddler outside JFK Airport, officials said. Officer Elijah Ali was on patrol near Terminal 4 when a young mother ran up to him in distress, telling him her 2-year-old child was choking inside her vehicle, according to the Port Authority PBA. Ali immediately responded to the car, assessed the child, and determined the toddler was choking, officials said. He turned the child and performed back blows between the shoulder blades, successfully dislodging the obstruction and allowing the child to brea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Officer Saves Choking Child In School Cafeteria In Hudson Valley Officer Saves Choking Child In School Cafeteria In Hudson Valley
Officer Saves Choking Child In School Cafeteria In Hudson Valley A quick-thinking School Resource Officer in Dutchess County is being credited with saving a 12-year-old student who began choking during lunch at a middle school, authorities said. The incident happened on Thursday, March 20, a little after noon, when Red Hook Police Officer David Schmitz, who was present in the school cafeteria, noticed a student in visible distress at the Linden Avenue Middle School cafeteria, the Red Hook Police Department said on Friday, March 21. Recognizing that the child was choking, Schmitz immediately jumped into action and performed the Heimlich maneuver, suc…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown
School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown A custodian is being hailed as a hero by school district officials in Northern Westchester for saving the life of a choking elementary school student.  Custodian Craig Nelson was honored by the Yorktown Central School District's Board of Education for his life-saving actions during their meeting on Monday, June 12.  Nelson was recognized for his quick thinking on Thursday, May 11, when a student at Mohansic Elementary School experienced a choking incident while eating. After noticing this, Nelson ran over and performed the Heimlich maneuver until the food object was succ…

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by Ben Crnic