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Lt. Manor was attending a family-day outing for the local military chapter
of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity when he overhead someone saying a boy was
choking. Manor noticed the family trying to help their 6-year-old Okinawan
child, including hitting him on his back while holding him upside down.
Their attempts were unsuccessful.
"I looked over, and the situation appeared serious," said
Manor. "I noticed the boys lips and fingertips were dark. He wasnt
getting any air."
Manor took the child from his fathers arms and performed two hard
thrusts of the Heimlich maneuver. They were enough to dislodge the object
in the boys throat. The boy took a couple of deep breaths and began to
cough.
"I knew at that moment the boy was going to be fine," said
Manor.
The family began to shower Manor with gratitude. He said they spoke
very little English, but he could tell they were saying, "Thank
you" over and over.
Manor said he learned the Heimlich maneuver as part of his training in
the Marine Corps. "Now I know the Heimlich maneuver really works.
That training was worth every minute," he said. |
