Heimlich Maneuver Saves Chabad Bochur’s Life In Tzefas Yeshiva

by CrownHeights.info

The Heimlich maneuver saves lives.

A bochur learning in a Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Tzfas was eating dinner when he suddenly began to choke, an alert fellow student and staff members quick action saved his life.

Video from the incident shows the student as he suddenly doubles over, attempting to dislodge the stuck food. A friend quickly notices and behind doing abdominal thrusts to help clear his airway.

A staff member soon joined, and after multiple attempts, the student was again able to breath.

End of the story was a life saved, and a lesson that learning CPR and the Heimlich maneuver can save lives.