Nygel
03-13-2006, 02:43 PM
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. - A student who choked on hamburger meat during lunch died after would-be rescuers failed to clear his throat with the Heimlich maneuver, police said.
Freshman Jesse Tucker, 15, was leaving the cafeteria at Martinsville High School just after noon Friday when he took a large bite out of a hamburger and began choking.
"He seemed to be in a hurry, and roughly took a bite of that hamburger which was about half of that hamburger," Martinsville Police Chief Frans Hollanders said.
Tucker tried to expel the meat that was blocking his airway before friends attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on him to dislodge it. They were unsuccessful due to his large size.
Nurses who were at the school about 35 miles south of Indianapolis for a blood drive dislodged some meat from Tucker's throat and he was taken to Morgan County Hospital and Medical Center. A medical team worked for 45 minutes to revive him before pronouncing him dead.
An autopsy was planned, but Hollanders said it appeared Tucker suffered cardiac arrest before he arrived at the hospital.
i was literally down the hall when this happened, and i had no idea it was going on. I didn't know the kid but this still creeps me out.
Freshman Jesse Tucker, 15, was leaving the cafeteria at Martinsville High School just after noon Friday when he took a large bite out of a hamburger and began choking.
"He seemed to be in a hurry, and roughly took a bite of that hamburger which was about half of that hamburger," Martinsville Police Chief Frans Hollanders said.
Tucker tried to expel the meat that was blocking his airway before friends attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on him to dislodge it. They were unsuccessful due to his large size.
Nurses who were at the school about 35 miles south of Indianapolis for a blood drive dislodged some meat from Tucker's throat and he was taken to Morgan County Hospital and Medical Center. A medical team worked for 45 minutes to revive him before pronouncing him dead.
An autopsy was planned, but Hollanders said it appeared Tucker suffered cardiac arrest before he arrived at the hospital.
i was literally down the hall when this happened, and i had no idea it was going on. I didn't know the kid but this still creeps me out.