Peterborough barman saves life of baby choking on bottlecap

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00:00 So what do you need to tell me about that night and what you remember about it?

00:04 When you first got the sense of you might be needed?

00:08 Yeah, I was needed. So basically, the family had come down for a couple of drinks

00:13 and we served them, they'd been in our table service

00:17 and then all of a sudden I heard mum screaming, "He's choking, he's choking!"

00:23 At that point it was like, "OK, that's the situation." I had a bit of a breather and watched.

00:30 And then it was at a point where I was just like, "I might need to intervene."

00:35 Dad tried to partake. He was giving him back slaps, trying to get rid of the blockage.

00:40 Nothing was happening. But I'd previously done first aid from previous jobs and things in my life.

00:46 So that then came straight flushing back to me.

00:50 So I ran over, took over, took baby, placed it over my leg, started with back slaps.

00:56 And then at the end I could hear the baby choking. So I knew airways had cleared.

01:02 As I lifted baby up to check to see if baby was alright, mum then stated, "Oh, it's a bottle cap."

01:09 So at that point I've looked around to see if there was anything on the floor.

01:12 There weren't, there was just a little bit of blood. Obviously the bottle cap must have cut the baby's throat.

01:16 I feel sorry for it. I then put my fingers, I'd look inside the mouth,

01:21 could see just a little bit of shininess at the back of the throat.

01:24 So I put my fingers in, so I could get my fingers inside the cap and slowly pulled it out,

01:28 which then baby started then fully breathing properly by itself.

01:31 Reassured mum and dad that baby was okay, but I still called 999 because I wanted the baby to be checked over.

01:37 It's the only fair thing to do. I couldn't have sent the baby home.

01:40 I mean, no, no, I didn't move the blockage, but it was needed, 999. So I called them.

01:46 And you've been first aid trained, have you, previously?

01:49 I've previously done multiple, I used to be lifeguard, trained for the military.

01:54 I used to be an outdoor activity instructor, so I used to teach climbing, kayaking, all that.

01:58 So I had to know, emergency first aid on the spot.

02:01 So it's there in the back of my mind still, so it's always worth getting the course because it's there.

02:06 You remember it.

02:07 Just says that, clearly as this shows, you never know when you might need it.

02:10 Yeah, exactly. You never know when you're going to need it. It could creep up at any time in your life.

02:14 And then after that, the ambulance came and checked the baby over.

02:18 Ambulance came, and when they came, I stated what had happened, gave them a debrief.

02:22 They then taken over, stated that I'd done most of the work.

02:25 Clearly not, it's their job, so they needed to do the check over.

02:28 But I appreciated them coming in and saying I've done a good job.

02:31 So they did the handover. I reassured mum everything would be all right.

02:35 Gave her the details, said if she needed anything, call us.

02:38 And then came back in and debriefed the team as well because they needed a bit of a debrief.

02:43 Because it was quite a traumatic experience for everybody, even the customers that we were in.

02:47 But everyone was happy. Made sure everyone was all right before they left.

02:51 And a happy ending in the end?

02:53 Oh, it looks like it, yeah. Baby's alive and well, kicking. So I'm happy about that.

02:58 So yeah, no parent should outlive the children in my eyes.

03:03 So it wouldn't have been fair to have just stood back and let nothing, do nothing.

03:07 Seeing as I did have training in the past, so yeah.

03:11 So you've spoken to parents?

03:13 I have not, I've not had the chance to just yet.

03:15 I know my manager, he's had a chance to say everything was okay.

03:18 Obviously it's just crossing paths at the right time.

03:21 But I'm hoping I'll be able to get to see them soon and make it to see the baby as well.

03:25 See if Khalil's all right.

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