Two agents from the traffic division of the Mossos d'Esquadra who were carrying out a control in Barberà del Vallès (Barcelona) have saved the life of an 8-month-old baby, who they practiced the Heimlich manoeuvre.

According to the Mossos, a woman got out of a vehicle with the 8-month-old baby in her arms, warning that the little girl was drowning. At that moment, two officers from the traffic unit of the Catalan police, who were intervening in a control in Barberà del Vallès, acted quickly by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre on the little girl, which saved the girl's life.

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Choking in children: this is how to avoid it and how to act if it occurs

  • Written by: ENFERMERA SATURADA
  • Written by: ILLUSTRATION: LUIS PAREJO

Choking in children: this is how to avoid it and how to act if it occurs

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