Rep. Jimmy Panetta Saves Choking Man Using Heimlich Maneuver

KSBW ^ | 9/18 | Kingston Rivera

[nickcarraway]

Congressman and Central Coast Rep. Jimmy Panetta used the Heimlich maneuver on a choking man in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon.

During a lunch event, one of the attendees began experiencing discomfort and left the room. According to the Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta, Panetta sensed something was wrong and followed the person outside.

The attendee began choking. Panetta performed the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a large piece of food from the attendee's throat.

The event went on as usual afterward, and the man whom Panetta helped is doing fine.

[Fai Mao]

I am surprised a Democrat helped him.

[martin_fierro]

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[Scrambler Bob]

Wasn’at Heimlich a Nazi???

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Wasn’at Heimlich a Nazi???”

NO!
It was the stuff that old Greek drank and kacked.

Best to call poison control.

[daler]

I’m surprised as well.

Given that it was no doubt an heroic effort, and no party affiliation was mentioned in the first sentence, I assumed he was a Republican.

[wally_bert]

Probably send him a bill later.

[telescope115]

I had to do the Heimlich on my wife some years ago. We were at a restaurant and she started to choke on a piece of meat. It was a busy night, the place was packed, and not. one.person.noticed.

[MV=PY]

"I had to do the Heimlich on my wife some years ago. We were at a restaurant and she started to choke on a piece of meat. It was a busy night, the place was packed, and not. one.person.noticed."

I'll bet she did. ;)

(Good for you!)

[telescope115]

Thanks! It worked remarkably well. Lemme tell ya, that piece of meat had some trajectory on it….

[TangoLimaSierra]

I am surprised a Democrat helped him.

Wouldn't be surprised if this was a set up to make the Dem a hero.

[Robert DeLong]

I'm not after all the Democrat credo is never let a crisis go to waste. He gets press coverage & will be considered somewhat of a hero. He couldn't have scripted a better scenario to occur. It was perfect.

Too perfect? Maybe, just maybe.