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Ten-year-old Keith Johnson is being hailed as a hero after he helped save a classmate who was choking. Newsday reports that Keith noticed the student choking during lunch--"His face was turning red"--so he "went behind the victim, put his fists under the student's rib cage and pushed up." Which helped the boy "dislodge" a sandwich. The school, which gave Keith a certificate of appreciation, says there was a lunch aide, but the fifth-grader got to the choking boy first. Keith's parents believe their son learned the Heimlich maneuver by seeing the safety signs in restaurants--his mom said, "He's always reading. He likes to know what's going on around him."
Long Island 5th Grader Saves Classmate From Choking
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AWESOME!
More news stories like this, please.
@edEx--I hear ya.
Chocking, you say?
good story. kudos to the kid.
certificate of appreciation? i hope he gets some mcdonalds at least
Minutes afterward, someone double-dog dared the choking boy to re-eat the knob of sandwich he coughed up.
Awesome Keith! This kid's a literal hero.
i thought the heimlick maneuver involves fisting your abdominal area, not ribcage..????
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Triple dog dare!
Awesome.
F**k McCain. This is heroism. Good show, Keith.
*sigh* Good news!!
What a hero!
That's awesome that he's always reading and wanting to know what's going on around him. Most kids his age, and older, couldn't care less about their immediate surroundings or reading for that matter.
Way to go, Keith!
Keith has had a busy last few days. He's running for class president, and yesterday he gave his speech. Among his campaign promises are recycling bins in the school's classrooms, monthly movie nights and establishing a store to sell school supplies.
When his mother said he should put his heroic act of saving his schoolmate in his speech, he declined.
"Mom, that would be bragging," he said.
ziggyziggy- you are correct about it being the abdominal area, although the maneuver requires you to place your fists below the ribcage as to get some leverage when performing the manueuver.
Hurray -- good news from Long Island -- for a change!
Hurray Keith!
Hurray Connetquot school district! My alma mater!
Bravo!
I hope this kid ends up on Letterman.
Props to Keith!
Great story to read! Love to see much more stories like this in the news for Gothamist to report about!
Keith for Secretary of Defense!