Moment rookie Arkansas police officer, 23, SAVES three-week old newborn choking on medicine

A quick-thinking rookie police officer in Arkansas saved the life of a newborn baby recently, with his heroic rescue caught on camera. Cody Hubbard, 23, is the rookie officer who stepped into action to save the day when called upon last weekend in Pottsville. The Pottsville Police Department received a call about a three-week old … Read more

A mum slammed for sending her six-year-old daughter school with choking hazards

‘My daughter knows how to chew’: Mum who was slammed for sending her six-year-old to school with ‘hazards’ in her lunchbox defends her food choices A mum has been slammed online for sending daughter to school with hazard  Mums spotted the choking hazard in a picture of the six-year-old’s lunchbox Grapes are a choking hazard … Read more

A mum slammed for sending her six-year-old daughter school with choking hazards

‘My daughter knows how to chew’: Mum who was slammed for sending her six-year-old to school with ‘hazards’ in her lunchbox defends her food choices A mum has been slammed online for sending daughter to school with hazard  Mums spotted the choking hazard in a picture of the six-year-old’s lunchbox Grapes are a choking hazard … Read more

Pets paying the price for litter louts: Choking on face masks, paws slashed by beer cans

As every dog owner knows, watching your faithful pal bounding in the fresh air is one of life’s great and simple pleasures. For me though — and I’m not alone in this — it has become tainted by the fear they might hurt themselves on a piece of metal or broken glass left behind by some … Read more

Pets paying the price for litter louts: Choking on face masks, paws slashed by beer cans

As every dog owner knows, watching your faithful pal bounding in the fresh air is one of life’s great and simple pleasures. For me though — and I’m not alone in this — it has become tainted by the fear they might hurt themselves on a piece of metal or broken glass left behind by some … Read more

Toddler’s death after choking on sausage was accidental says coroner amid claims staff did not help

The death of a toddler who choked on a piece of sausage at a Butlin’s holiday park has been ruled accidental at an inquest today. James Manning had been on a trip to Bognor Regis, West Sussex, with his mother Natalie Reeves and grandmother Angela Knight when tragedy struck. The two-year-old, from Battle in East … Read more

Invasive mussels are pooping so much phosphorous it’s choking the Great Lakes

Environmentalists have been fighting the good fight against the Great Lakes’ algae blooms – toxic green soup that kills fish and contaminated drinking water – for decades, by trying to clean up the shores and stem pollution from the surrounding area.   The algae feed on phosphorous, so regulators have worked to limit how much can … Read more

Wigan man, 60, died after choking on steak at restaurant during meal

A ‘wonderful’ father died after choking on steak while out for a romantic meal with his wife, an inquest has heard. Mark Higham had taken his partner Lynne to Gallimore’s Fine Restaurant in Wigan in August last year, Bolton Coroner’s Court heard. Mrs Higham said that her husband ordered steak, but after eating between three … Read more

Boy, 10, saves six-year-old sister from choking on Lego brick by performing Heimlich manoeuvre

Boy, 10, saves his six-year-old sister from choking on Lego brick by performing Heimlich manoeuvre after being taught how to do it at school Harrison Walmsley, ten, recalled a first-aid technique he had learned at school He carried out the Heimlich manoeuvre on sister Eva, six, who was choking  She had choked on a lego … Read more

Boy, 10, saves six-year-old sister from choking on Lego brick by performing Heimlich manoeuvre

Boy, 10, saves his six-year-old sister from choking on Lego brick by performing Heimlich manoeuvre after being taught how to do it at school Harrison Walmsley, ten, recalled a first-aid technique he had learned at school He carried out the Heimlich manoeuvre on sister Eva, six, who was choking  She had choked on a lego … Read more