The students learned what to do in an emergency, how to recognize when a person is choking and how to perform the Heimlich maneuver.
“Having the knowledge of how to respond in a medical emergency can truly save a life,” Ricciardi said.
“As sixth-graders at Irvington Middle School, the students have the chance to explore some very important aspects of living well. One of them is knowing what to do in an emergency.”
Ricciardi said that besides knowing what to do in a choking emergency, her students are learning what to do about a bloody nose and how to use an EpiPen.
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