The quick-thinking U.S. Transportation Security Administration officer saved the life of a 2-month-old baby, apparently with just minutes to spare.
When Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help while she was at her post at Newark Liberty International Airport, she jumped into action, leaping across the security conveyor belt and performing the Heimlich maneuver on the infant.
The baby's mother had picked up her son from his car carrier seat to carry him through the security checkpoint, according to a Dec. 23 press release from the TSA.
“When the mom lifted him up, she saw that the boy wasn’t breathing. She immediately sought help from her co-travelers and shouted for help when she realized her attempts at rousing her son were unsuccessful,” the TSA said.
Morales, a trained emergency medical technician with 10 years of experience, shouted instructions to the mother, who was so nervous, the TSA said, the officer knew if she didn’t get over there, "it wasn’t going to be a good outcome."
“I jumped over the checkpoint conveyor belt rollers and she gave me the baby,” Morales is quoted as saying in the press release. "I performed the infant Heimlich maneuver on him.”
She held the infant in such a way as to keep his airway open and then placed him face down on her arm and patted him on the back. When she got no response, the TSA said, she tried once more.
December 23, 2021
Newark, NJ
Source: TSA Northeast
When Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help while she was at her post at Newark Liberty International Airport, she jumped into action, leaping across the security conveyor belt and performing the Heimlich maneuver on the infant.
The baby's mother had picked up her son from his car carrier seat to carry him through the security checkpoint, according to a Dec. 23 press release from the TSA.
“When the mom lifted him up, she saw that the boy wasn’t breathing. She immediately sought help from her co-travelers and shouted for help when she realized her attempts at rousing her son were unsuccessful,” the TSA said.
Morales, a trained emergency medical technician with 10 years of experience, shouted instructions to the mother, who was so nervous, the TSA said, the officer knew if she didn’t get over there, "it wasn’t going to be a good outcome."
“I jumped over the checkpoint conveyor belt rollers and she gave me the baby,” Morales is quoted as saying in the press release. "I performed the infant Heimlich maneuver on him.”
She held the infant in such a way as to keep his airway open and then placed him face down on her arm and patted him on the back. When she got no response, the TSA said, she tried once more.
December 23, 2021
Newark, NJ
Source: TSA Northeast
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