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No parent wants to be in a position where they can’t help their child in a medical emergency

Peter Finnegan lives in Dublin and is a father of two young boys. In October 2014 over a family meal, Peter and his wife Helen found themselves in this exact situation when their two-year-old son Robbie, began choking on a piece of dried fruit.

Peter explained, “When the incident happened and Robbie was gasping for breath, I just froze and went into a complete state of panic.

Only the previous week, my wife Helen had been watching a television programme relating to children choking and as a result, she reacted immediately and employed the correct technique to unblock the trapped piece of fruit. Luckily for us, it worked. After Robbie coughed up the fruit and started breathing, I swore I would never be caught in that terrifying  position again.”