{"id":15304,"date":"2017-08-18T18:14:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15304"},"modified":"2017-08-18T18:14:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:14:19","slug":"paramedic-student-saves-man-from-choking-right-before-emt-internship-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15304","title":{"rendered":"Paramedic student saves man from choking right before EMT internship interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NBC4i.com<\/a>) \u2013 A California student training to be a paramedic rescued a choking man at a coffee shop on his way to an interview for a job in the field.<\/p>\n

Will Stewart, 23, a Sacramento State student, told InsideEdition.com that he was with a group of other paramedic students preparing to interview for an internship as a part of their curriculum.<\/p>\n

To calm their nerves, they popped into a coffee shop across the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were sitting there, drinking our coffee when we heard him cough once,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cI looked over and he was just kind of leaning against his table. I thought, \u2018He\u2019s probably just coughing, breathed in some coffee or something.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart said he then heard another cough but was alarmed when he heard the man fall silent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was kind of just holding his chest and walking around in circles,\u201d he explained. \u201cI got kind of worried so I went over there, tapped him on the shoulder. He stuck his arms straight up so I went and did the Heimlich maneuver.\u201d<\/p>\n

The student, who is also a volunteer firefighter, explained he learned the warning signs and how to react from his classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t doing the traditional [signals], but he wasn\u2019t moving any air so that\u2019s what cued me to go over there and check on him,\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>\n

The man gave a thumbs-up to show he was doing fine, and Stewart said he promptly returned to his group, not wanting to draw any attention to what happened.<\/p>\n

Moments later, he left his group and went to the interview.<\/p>\n