School district officials say it happened during lunch time for two third-grade classes.
A school monitor saved a choking boy by using the Heimlich maneuver in the Commack School District on Monday.Rhonda Vladimir says she sprang into action when Matteo Falk, a third grader at Sawmill Intermediate School, choked on a piece of cheese.
“I go behind him, start performing the Heimlich maneuver, and luckily, after two or three thrusts, whatever was dislodged came out and luckily, he was OK,” said Vladimir.The monitors saw Matteo giving the universal sign for choking, hands clutching the throat.In a pure coincidence, his friend was saved when another school monitor in the district used the Heimlich maneuver - a story News 12 reported on in March.
“He’s an adorable, darling little boy and every time I see him at lunch time, yes, it's very emotional for me," she says.Earlier this year, anti-choking devices were added throughout the district.
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