Elderly Woman Chokes on Bread Roll in New Taipei City, Saved by Quick Response

Reported 8 months ago

In New Taipei City, a woman in her 60s choked on a 'cow horn bread roll' while visiting Sanxia Old Street with her husband on a holiday. Her face swelled up and turned red, lips turned purple, and she briefly passed out. Quick-thinking bystanders rushed to a nearby police station for help. Police officers arrived and performed the Heimlich maneuver, successfully dislodging the obstruction and saving the woman on the spot. It was revealed that the choking incident was caused by eating the cow horn bread roll too quickly. The article also explains different first aid techniques for choking victims of different age groups.

Source: YAHOO

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