As a first-time mum, Leah said she was nervous about weaning. (Leah Weenen) I’ll never forget the night that changed me as a mother. On a seemingly ordinary evening in March, my eight-month-old son, ...

The 'Five and Five', or most commonly the Heimlich maneuver, is a first-aid method for choking — when a person can’t breathe because food, a toy or another foreign item is blocking their throat or ...

A Sterling Heights teenager, Drew Yakubesan, used his Boy Scouts first aid training to save his mother, Jennifer, from choking during a family dinner. Drew successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver ...

We all hope we'll never be put in the position of having to save a child's life, but it could happen. Children test their physical limits and get caught in all kinds of dangerous situations. They ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It can happen in seconds and is known as a silent killer. Choking deaths happen mostly in small kids and seniors. Choking is a top concern for infants and preschool-aged kids because ...