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Tragedy averted as Cornwall boy sav

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http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/19/tragedy-averted-as-cornwall-boy-saved-from-choking

CORNWALL — When seven-year-old Clayton Cadieux swallowed his allowance last Sunday, it bought him an unexpected helicopter ride to CHEO.

Now, parents Robert and Kristine Cadieux want to thank a number of concerned residents who rushed to prevent Clayton from choking to death.

The Cadieuxs were taking in the Cornwall River Kings’ practice at the civic complex around 1:20 p.m. when Clayton was juggling two loonies.

“We told him to put it away, in his pocket,” Kristine said.

A moment later, “I heard him gasping; he had swallowed the loonies.”

Robert then jumped into action, took Clayton in his arms and bounded up the steps to an entrance landing where he tried the Heimlich manoeuver, with no results.

“At the same time, I was screaming for someone to call 911,” Robert said.

“And all of these people came running. One nurse was coming up the stairs so fast she lost one of her shoes, and thought she was grabbing the railing, but it was an old man’s cane.”

Robert, by then, had thrust his hand into Clayton’s mouth.

“I could feel the coins, but I couldn’t get them and I was afraid they would get stuck even more.”

At that point, one man who Robert remembers as wearing mostly white clothes, also tried the Heimlich.

This time it had the desired result.

“It must have dislodged it from the (trachea) and back into the (esophagus).

“(Clayton) was able to breath again, but he couldn’t swallow.”

After a few minutes of trying, someone had managed to reach a 911 dispatcher to send an ambulance, which the family boarded and proceeded to go to the Cornwall Community Hospital.

While the worst was over, Clayton was still under some discomfort.

“He didn’t say a word,” Robert said.

“He was puking up,” Kristine added.

After being admitted to the hospital, medical staff decided after viewing the X-rays that continued treatment — the removal of the coins — should take place at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Robert and Kristine said it was shocking to see how the two loonies were located in Clayton’s throat via the X-ray image.

That meant a helicopter ride to Ottawa.

Once at CHEO, their son was put to sleep to allow the surgeon to use an extraction device to draw out the coins.

Robert stayed overnight with his son, who was discharged on Monday. On Tuesday, he went in front of his class to tell his brush with death.

“He’s all right now,” Kristine said, adding he has a precautionary check-up in two to four weeks.

The Cadieuxs now want to thank all their fellow spectators who rallied to their duress at the rink, especially Clayton’s saviour the “man in white”.

“We’re going to contact the River Kings to send the word out,” said Robert, who hopes a special event can be organized during an upcoming game.

Submitted on 09/20/2013

Submitted by: stephen kirkey
Reference: www.standard-freeholder.com

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Thanks, Stephen, but our maturity cutoff is 16 so we can't accept this.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Other
What Bruce said.


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