{"id":6453,"date":"2015-04-24T22:26:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T22:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2015-04-27T12:47:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:47:38","slug":"hartford-firefighters-paramedics-save-choking-2-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/hartford-firefighters-paramedics-save-choking-2-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartford Firefighters, Paramedics Save Choking 2-Year-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6458\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Samuel-Dybdahl-3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6458\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6458 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Samuel-Dybdahl-3-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"Aetna's responding Paramedic was Samuel Dybdahl\" width=\"167\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Samuel-Dybdahl-3-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Samuel-Dybdahl-3.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aetna&#8217;s responding Paramedic was Samuel Dybdahl<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/Hartford-Firefighters-Save-2-Year-Old-301241841.html\">From NBC Connecticut. Read the whole story here&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pnum=\"2\">[continued&#8230;] The fire department posted a letter from Aetna Ambulance on its Facebook page, thanking responding firefighters for their quick thinking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pnum=\"3\">According to the letter, EMTs and firefighters were called to the city&#8217;s South End around noon Thursday. They found the toddler unresponsive with a &#8220;complete airway obstruction.&#8221; Firefighters performed chest compressions and the Heimlich maneuver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pnum=\"4\">Medical personnel worked with firefighters to remove the food from the child&#8217;s airway and give the toddler oxygen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pnum=\"5\">Aetna Ambulance director of operations Mark Hannegan said the emergency responders&#8217; teamwork kept the child alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pnum=\"6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hartford-Fire-Department.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hartford-Fire-Department-245x300.png\" alt=\"Hartford Fire Department - Aetna Ambulance Service, Inc.\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hartford-Fire-Department-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hartford-Fire-Department.png 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;There is no doubt that without quick, calm and professional actions by all on scene, the child would have died,&#8221;\u00a0Hannegan said in a letter to the fire chief thanking the firefighters of Engine 10. &#8220;The attending physician called and said that prehospital care &#8216;legitimately saved this kid&#8217;s life.&#8217; He said that the child is doing well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From NBC Connecticut. Read the whole story here&#8230; [continued&#8230;] The fire department posted a letter from Aetna Ambulance on its Facebook page, thanking responding firefighters for their quick thinking. 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