The brave brother

Life Desk :Displaying extraordinary courage and presence of mind for his age, a 12-year-old boy saved his 2-year-old sister’s life after she swallowed a couple of 5 pence coins and started choking, a Daily Mail report said.Ty Rees was watching television when her sister Star Tyack, who was not in a position to speak or breathe, entered his room and the attentive brother immediately provided her first aid by placing her face-down on his thigh and giving her blows on her back, according to Daily Mail. Rees also called for his mother and her boyfriend simultaneously, who gave another blow on her back and three coins came out of the kid’s mouth. Rees’ timely blows helped dislodge the coins which saved the toddler’s life. Luckily, the boy had recently watched an ambulance advertisement which demonstrated what to do when a baby is choking. The big brother kept his calm when he encountered a practical situation and applied the first aid just the way he saw it in the ad.Imagine the fate of the poor toddler had her brother not known the first aid technique. This incident highlights the need to educate children in first-aid methods.-Express Web Desk