Video: Md. Trooper Saves Choking Infant During Unrelated Traffic Stop
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Maryland State Police Trooper First Class Nicholas Warren saved a choking infant during an unrelated traffic stop Saturday.
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Warren administered back blows, cleared the airway obstruction and restored the child's breathing before medics arrived.
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Officials credited Warren's training and rapid response with preventing a potentially fatal outcome.
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A Maryland State Police trooper is being credited with saving an infant who stopped breathing after choking during a traffic stop over the weekend.
Trooper First Class Nicholas Warren, a seven-year veteran assigned to the North East Barrack, was conducting a stop just before 9:45 a.m. Saturday in Elkton when a separate vehicle pulled alongside his patrol unit, the agency stated in a news release. The driver told Warren that a child inside the vehicle was choking.
Warren immediately called for medics, and he removed the infant from the vehicle to begin first aid. Following department training protocols, he delivered back blows and was able to dislodge the obstruction. The child began breathing shortly afterward.
"It happened so fast that your brain just clicks," Warren told WBAL-TV.
EMS personnel arrived at the scene and evaluated the infant. According to police, Warren’s rapid assessment, training and decisive action were instrumental in preventing a potentially fatal outcome.
"That was the first time that I've used that kind of training on an infant," Warren said. "You don't get too many calls on babies, so it was definitely a first for me."
"That's why you sign up to do this job. And it's the most rewarding thing you can have, having a good outcome and something like that," he added. "That happened so fast and seconds count, so it was very, very rewarding."