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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 11:42 AM Jan 2012

Nine year old boy honored for saving younger brother, age 2, with Heimlich maneuver

Boy honored for saving younger brother with Heimlich maneuver

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226913-boy-honored-for-saving-younger-brother-with-heimlich-maneuver



Malik and his younger brother, Michael, were visiting their great-grandmother at her home in Jonesboro, Ga., in December when

Michael became envious of a piece of hard peppermint candy that Malik was eating. So Michael took a piece, put it in his mouth -- and started to choke.

Seeing that his great-grandmother was holding their baby sister in her arms, Malik sprung to action and performed the Heimlich maneuver on his brother.

"I was scared. I was thinking he was going to pass away,” Malik said. “I grabbed him by the chest and kept doing the Heimlich maneuver and kept doing it until it came out.” On Malik’s third attempt, the peppermint flew across the floor.
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Nine year old boy honored for saving younger brother, age 2, with Heimlich maneuver (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 OP
A happy story! What a level-headed kid he is, and adorable! Happyhippychick Jan 2012 #1
+1000. So glad the Fire Dept. is recognizing this little hero. nt. polly7 Jan 2012 #2
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