Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • News 12

    Suffolk teacher performs Heimlich maneuver on 4th grader choking on candy

    By Carmen Grant,

    21 days ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3ocAKk_0siKg1bT00

    If you ask teachers Jennifer Owens and Linda O'Brien about their recent lifesaving efforts, they say they don't consider themselves heroes.

    "Immediately, we did not think about it. We sprang into action," says Owens.

    The East Quogue Elementary school teachers helped to save the life of Kayla Barillas, who was choking on a piece of candy.

    "I couldn't breathe," explains Barillas.

    Owens administered the Heimlich maneuver on the fourth grader.

    "The candy came flying out and hit a wall," says O'Brien.

    Both teachers recently underwent training on the Heimlich maneuver and CPR at the school.

    Expand All
    Comments / 0
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Most Popular newsMost Popular

    Comments / 0