LA CROSSE, WISC. -- A Wisconsin high school student is being called a hero for using the Heimlich maneuver to rescue a choking friend in the school cafeteria on Wednesday.Video of the incident shows several students at La Crosse's Central High School eating lunch when one of them, Will Olson, begins to choke on takeout Chinese food.After several seconds his friend, Ian Brown, calmly walks over, put his arms around Olson's abdomen, and presses upward several times before successfully dislodging the food from Olson's airway.Brown learned the technique in a youth program put on by the La Crosse Police Department.Olson tells TV station, WKBT, there aren't enough words to express his gratitude to his friend. Continue reading...
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