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: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader
A South Hackensack third-grader who was choking during lunch was rescued by a school safety officer. It was noontime when a Memorial School classmate saw the boy choking and ran to get Laura Schreck. Schreck, a retired New Jersey State Parole Board lieutenant, brought more than 25 years of law enforcement experience when the South Hackensack Board of Education hired her in 2022. Schreck removed the boy from the lunchroom, delivered multiple back blows and used the Heimlich Maneuver to eventually free his airway. "We are grateful to have [Schreck], who is a true asset to our communit…
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Teacher's Aide Rescues Choking Child In Cliffside Park
Young Kayla Lopez was having lunch at Cliffside Park’s No. 3 school when a piece of meat suddenly got stuck. The choking 7-year-old was in distress and terribly frightened. Seeing what was happening, teacher’s aide Jessica Foster rushed over and dislodged the food with the Heimlich maneuver, said Kayla’s mom, Natasha Madrid. That wasn’t all, however. Foster held tight to Kayla, who was still “in shock and trembling” when Madrid’s husband arrived at the Palisade Avenue school to pick her up, her mom said. “She hugged Kayla, making her feel safe until one of us could get there,” Madrid sa…
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Rutgers Dining Hall Worker Saved Life Of Choking Student When No One Else Knew How
Melanie Buschgans was at dinner with friends at Rutgers University's Livingston Dining Hall Feb. 4 when something unusual happened: She began to choke. The Waldwick native tried washing the cucumbers down with water to no avail. Then, her friends started to panic. "We went to the front desk and they didn't know what to do," recalls Buschgans, 18. And so, Buschgans' friends began yelling out for help. Halil Bektas, who works in the beverage section in the cafeteria, heard some noise. It's not unusual for college students to be noisy, so at first, he ignored it. But then Bektas turned aroun…
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Ride Share Driver Choking On Gum Saved By
Papd
Officer At Newark Airport
A fast-acting Port Authority Police Officer came to the rescue of a choking ride share driver at Newark Airport last week. Ziva Yildiz was crouched over the roadway of Pitcairn Road when PAPD Officer Len Hoffman spotted him around 3:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, his department said. Hoffman sprang into action by performing the life-saving Heimlich maneuver and, after eight abdominal thrusts, the gum blocking the driver’s airway was released. Yildiz said he was extremely grateful for Officer Hoffman.
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NJ Teacher Saves Student Choking On Water Bottle Cap (
Video
)
The moment a New Jersey math teacher came to the rescue of a 9-year-old student choking on a bottle cap was captured in an action-packed video clip making headlines across the state. Robert, a third-grade student at the East Orange Community Charter School, had gotten the cap stuck in his throat after trying to remove it from a water bottle with his mouth during a lesson on Wednesday, April 6, News12 Bronx reports. The clip first shows Robert running to the sink and attempting to “cough it out,” as he describes in an interview with ABC. When that failed, he ran to his teacher, JaNiece Jen…
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: Video Shows Jersey Shore Detective Save Choking Girl's Life With Heimlich Maneuver
A police officer sprung into action to save a choking girl he at a local cafe near the Jersey Shore -- and it was all caught on video (scroll down for video). Manchester Det. Richard Jupinka was on-duty grabbing lunch at Café Napoli when he noticed the young girl was choking on July 14. Realizing the girl's life was in danger, Jupinka went over the to girl's table as her uncle unsuccessfully attempted the Heimlich maneuver, police said. Jupinka took over and, through the use of the Heimlich maneuver, was able to quickly clear the food obstruction from the child’s airway. 🚨Manchest…
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: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man
A group of off-duty EMTs and an off-duty police officer who all happened to be eating at the same Rahway restaurant sprung into action to save a man choking on his food Monday night. The six medics and the officer were dining at The Waiting Room in Rahway, when the man began choking on a piece of steak around 9:30 p.m. Elizabeth EMT Amber Henderson, 27, was the first to notice. "I happened to look over and saw a woman standing up and hitting a man on the back," she told Daily Voice. Henderson stood up slowly to see if the man was able to get the food out, but noticed very quickly that wa…
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: North Jersey Girl Scout Saves Mom's Life
A Girl Scout from North Jersey is receiving national recognition for saving the life of her mother and troop leader. Marley Madureia, 13, was granted the Medal of Honor -- a lifesaving award by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- for springing into action when her mom, Peggy Madureia, began choking at their family's home in Nutley last January. A pill that Peggy was taking for a sinus infection became lodged in her throat. Unable to breathe or communicate, she began banging the kitchen sink for help. "Being a Girl Scout, Marley remained calm and immediately began the Heimli…
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