saved a 2-year-old girl from death in Sol

This agent, 58 years old, says in a telephone conversation Madrid Total how the event went and also gives some advice: learn how to do the Heimlich maneuver, a vital first aid technique for saving a choking person.

“Every Christmas weekend, the Central Security Unit of the Municipal Police installs a device at Puerta del Sol. I was on duty when, around 7:10 p.m., “A woman arrived in a very nervous state with a daughter who was having convulsions,” Francisco says.

He says that the little girl had “her arms down, her eyes closed”. and had “lost the incentives”, remaining in a state of semi-consciousness due to lack of oxygen.

The girl’s mother told Francisco that the little girl had “choking on something he ate and couldn’t breathe.”

“The first thing I did was check the airway and I didn’t see anything. From my experience I knew the cause was this. The obstruction was in an invisible area. explains the agent.

After more than 30 years of working as a police officer, Francisco knew that in an emergency like this, time is “very important” to prevent brain damage.

In this way, Francisco chose for the execution of the maneuver Heimlich, a first aid technique used to clear the airway when a person is choking and cannot breathe, cough, or speak.

“This consists of hugging the person from behind, placing them closed fists between the navel and chest. Then, we hit it hard upwards so that the air that remains between the lungs helps the body expel what is causing the obstruction,” explains the sub-inspector of the central security station.

Thus, the little girl managed to expel what had been choking her: it was a grape. “Once he kicked her out, she started crying and give signs of consciousness. A few minutes later, the Samour arrived and recognized the young girl to check that she was perfectly well,” he explains.

Francisco Rodríguez explains that the Maneuver of Heimlich is a basic technique that police officers learn “in health classes”but emphasizes that you need to have basic training “to do it properly.”

“During an emergency intervention, reaction time is very important and, in the case of this maneuver, You must know where to strike so as not to cause injury or injury to the patient.“, said this agent.

A scare that could have ended in tragedy without the rapid intervention of Francisco Rodríguez Losada: “It was not the first time that he had carried out the maneuver, but the truth is that I am very happy. The girl’s parents told me that she was perfectly fine,” concludes this Madrid municipal police officer.

This Tuesday, the Madrid emergency team sent a congratulatory message to Francisco and published a video, attached to this information, showing how the Maneuver Heimlich correctly, especially for Christmas lunches and dinners.