Mr. Cohen's Story

Mr. Cohen, a Magen David Yeshivah teacher, took a Blink teacher’s training CPR course in MDY. Following the class, he felt confident that he knew what to do if the situation ever arose, but he never imagined he’d have to use the skills he learned.

One Saturday night, Mr. Cohen’s youngest son was eating a snack when suddenly he began to choke. Mr. Cohen immediately came behind his son and began to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on him. Less than 15 seconds later, the snack flew out of his mouth and he was able to breathe again.

Mr. Cohen had trained with MDY in case a student was ever in need, but never did he imagine he’d need to perform the skills on his own son.