How to Spot the Signs of Choking
In this advice video, Debbie Ellerby, the Trainer and Project Co-ordinator for our Whoops Child Safety Project, shows you how to spot the signs when a child is choking.
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Mum saves baby's life thanks to Children North East course
Mum Lauren Poundall was able to save her son Theo’s life with the skills she learnt on our Whoops! baby and child lifesaving course when he choked on a button.
"You could see he was trying to breathe but he couldn’t and he’d started to go blue. So I lay him over my knee and started doing back slaps."
Read more about Lauren's story in our Success Stories section.
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