Heart-stopping body cam footage captures dramatic moment heroic police officer saves life of baby girl choking on teething medicine
- Cpl. Derrall Foster was first to respond to a frantic 911 call from the baby’s mother in Belton on Sunday afternoon
- The panic-stricken mother told the operator her daughter was choking on medicine she’d given her to help with teething pain
- Foster immediately turned the baby over on to its stomach and began patting her back in an effort to dislodge the medicine blocking her airway
- After an agonizing few seconds and a series of firm pats to the child’s back, thankfully the young baby started breathing on her own again
- Despite being lauded as a hero among members of the local community, Foster insists he was just doing his job
Heart-stopping body cam footage captured dramatic moment a South Carolina police officer helped save the life of a choking baby.
Cpl. Derrall Foster was first to respond to a frantic 911 call from the baby’s mother, Kiersten Nivens, in Belton on Sunday afternoon, who told the operator her daughter Maryelle was choking on medicine she’d given her to help with teething pain.
Upon arriving at the home on Green Street, Foster immediately turned Maryelle over on her stomach and began patting her back in an effort to dislodge the medicine blocking her airway.
‘Momma was panicking and dad, he was just in a state of shock,’ Foster recalled of the scene to 7 News. ‘The father actually had the child in his hands and was trying to stick his fingers down [her throat].’
Cpl. Derrall Foster (left) was first to respond to a frantic 911 call from the baby’s mother, Kiersten Nivens, (right) in Belton on Sunday afternoon
Upon arriving at the home on Green Street, Foster immediately turned Maryelle over on her stomach and began patting her back in an effort to dislodge the medicine blocking her airway
After an agonizing few seconds and a series of firm pats to the child’s back, thankfully the young baby starts breathing on her own again.
‘It was just lodged in there. And the child just started screaming and crying so that was a positive thing to actually hear that from the child,’ Foster said.
The entire rescue effort last a little under a minute, though Foster says the time passed incredibly slowly, prompting to think of his own children throughout the ordeal.
‘So all I could think about was my two year old little girl. And how I did what I needed to do what we had to do to fix the situation,’ Foster told the station.
After an agonizing few seconds and a series of firm pats to the child’s back, thankfully the young baby starts breathing on her own again
EMS crews arrived shortly after Foster and transported Maryelle to hospital for evaluation, where she was later discharged after being given the all clear
He added that all parents should look into becoming CPR certified so they’re prepared for any emergency.
‘You never know when that child may swallow something you’re not aware of and you might have to jump into action,’ he added.
Despite being lauded as a hero among members of the local community, Foster insists he was just doing his job.
EMS crews arrived shortly after Foster and transported Maryelle to hospital for evaluation, where she was later discharged after being given the all clear.