Mike Sorrentino, former star of MTV's "The Jersey Shore," shared video on Instagram of his son choking Saturday, calling the incident, "the scariest moment of our lives."
The video shows Sorrentino's two-year-old son Romeo choking on a piece of gnocchi as Sorrentino performs back slaps to dislodge the pasta.
"I am so proud of how my wife and I didn’t panic, didn’t hesitate and eventually dislodged the food which was blocking airway and saved his life," Sorrentino wrote in a post accompanying the video.
Sorrentino also said that the family would be taking CPR lessons and Romeo would not have gnocchi "any time soon."
184 children died from choking in 2017 a decline from 719 in 1968, according to a 2019 study.
A 2012 meta-analysis suggested that 60-80% of choking incidents in children were food related.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, children under four are more likely to choke on:
According to the Mayo Clinic, the signs of choking include:
If a child is choking the first thing to do is call 911, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
If the child is under 1-year-old, turn them so that their chest is resting on your forearm and strike the heel of your hand between the child's shoulder blades. Repeat the motion five times and check the child's mouth to see if the obstruction has cleared. If the airway is still blocked, use your second and third fingers and give five inward and upward thrusts into the child's chest, about ½ to 1½ inches into the child's breastbone. If the child becomes unresponsive begin CPR.
If the child is over one year old perform the Heimlich Maneuver on them. The steps to follow, according to the Cleveland Clinic, are:
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