I’ll never forget the night that changed me as a mother. On a seemingly ordinary evening in March, my eight-month-old son, Cayden, started choking seconds after eating a piece of watermelon. His face ...

The 'Five and Five', or most commonly the Heimlich maneuver, is a first-aid method for choking — when a person can’t breathe because food, a toy or another foreign item is blocking their throat or ...

Quick thinking and the right first-aid techniques can save lives in emergency cases. Take what happened to a young boy in ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — The State of Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) released a report Friday investigating the choking death of a toddler at a New Britain day care in July. The ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It can happen in seconds and is known as a silent killer. Choking deaths happen mostly in small kids and seniors. Choking is a top concern for infants and preschool-aged kids because ...

St John Ambulance issues Easter choking first aid advice for children, urging parents to learn life-saving skills. Find tips, courses, and emergency guidance.