WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was helped by an officer from choking in Weatherly Saturday.
In a release, the Weatherly Police Department says an officer was called to a home in the early afternoon on Saturday, March 22, in the borough for a report of a woman choking.
The officer responding to the home realized that EMS agencies would come from neighboring towns and that choking could be a matter of seconds before it could be life-threatening, according to the release.
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Authorities say the officer saw the woman gasping for air and was able to make out that she had a piece of food lodged in her airway, making it difficult to breathe.
Police say the offer began giving the woman several blows to her mid-upper back with the palm of his hand.
Authorities explained the woman then took a "much relieved deep breath" and was able to tell the officer she felt the obstruction clear from her airway.
Our officers are trained to handle all sorts of emergencies no matter the situation, not having an EMS unit in the borough means the Police Department can often be the first line of contact and relay information to responding medical teams, or as in this case, take quick action and prevent a situation from going from bad to worse and potentially saving a life.
Weatherly Police Department
