Teacher saves 9-year-old student’s life who choked on a bottle cap during class. Video is viral

A teacher saved a student's life who choked on a bottle cap during class. She performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved his life.

A dramatic footage that has surfaced online showed a teacher’s heroic act which ended up saving her 9-year-old student’s life. The little boy was in class when he attempted to open a water bottle with his mouth and choked on the cap. The teacher came to his rescue and performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved his life. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Goodnews Movement’s Instagram handle shared the video on Wednesday and it has over 3 million views.

Robert, a third grader at East Orange Community Charter School in New Jersey, was about to drink water from the bottle but instead of opening the cap with his hands, he used his mouth and it went terribly wrong for him. He immediately began choking on the cap and he couldn’t force it out of his throat. He got up and ran towards his teacher for help. JaNeice Jenkins, his teacher, jumped into action and performed the Heimlich maneuver technique to push out the bottle cap.

“I started it with my teeth and then I was squeezing it a little and then the water pushed the cap to my throat,” Robert told WABC, Daily Mail reported.

Jenkins, who has taught at the school for five years, was trained in CPR and basic first aid when she was a preschool teacher and recently took a refresher course.

“He ran to me and couldn't talk so he was pointing to his throat,” Jenkins said. “Then I just went to deliver the Heimlich maneuver and luckily it popped out and he was okay.”