[redheadtoo]

And no one used Heimlich?

That was my thought. I work with the disabled and everyone I work with, including custodians and secretaries, are required to pass a first aide course. I can't believe that a school teacher would not know what to do in this situation. Not to mention that it appears that none of the students knew what to do either. The Heimlich maneuver is a very simple technique and anyone who has had any exposure to the Boy Scouts should know how to do this.

[Amelia]

They knew how to do Heimlich, but the student was very large & they couldn't get their arms around him.

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