A 9-year-old boy finds a friend in Heimlich's law...I learned it by watching YouTube
Mar 14, 2025
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He said he learned life-saving techniques through YouTube.
According to U.S. media such as the New York Post and WRAL News, on the 3rd (local time), Jacean Branch, a ninth-year student at Raleigh Oak Charter Elementary School in North Carolina, was playing basketball with his friends when he saw Donnie Moore, a seven-year-old classmate, suffer.
Moore, whose granola bar he was eating was stuck in his throat, grabbed his throat and was in pain, unable to breathe properly,
Branch saw this and reached behind Moore and pressed him twice using the Heimlich method.
Moore, with a piece of granola sticking out of his mouth, finally regained stability.
Branch copied "as I saw on YouTube."
The boy previously said he was taught how to rescue a teacher after he witnessed the use of Heimlich to save another student's life.
Since then, teachers and parents have praised Branch for his quick judgment.
Teachers have since formed a stronger bond between the students after "heroes who saved their friends' lives","proud"," He delivered his compliments.
Moore's mother, who watched the video, said "It's amazing and thank you so much."
The school set up a stage for the young hero.
The teacher and friends celebrated the heroism with applause as Branch walked down the school hallway.
On the other hand, the Heimlich Maneuber or airway obstruction treatment is a method of vomiting by applying strong pressure to the chest when there is a risk of airway obstruction or suffocation due to food or foreign substances.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
