Police save choking toddler in Ciutadella, Menorca

Ciutadella, Menorca: a one-and-a-half-year-old girl stops breathing after choking on food, and two Spanish National Police officers save her life. In late October, at around 12.20pm, her grandmother arrives at the police station with the child in her arms, shouting for help. An officer hears her from the identity-document area and runs to the door.

The girl is unconscious, and her lips are starting to turn blue. The officer lays her face down along his left arm and begins first aid. A second officer joins him, working to clear the girl’s airway and pressing on her chest and between her shoulder blades.

The girl brings up a piece of food that appears to have blocked her airway. Medical staff arrive a few minutes later, stabilise her and take her to hospital, where she recovers well.

Topics: Missing & rescue

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com