9-Year-Old Uses YouTube-Learned Heimlich Maneuver to Save Choking Classmate

Jayceon Branch's quick thinking during recess at a North Carolina school saved his 7-year-old friend's life.

Jayceon Branch, a 9-year-old student at Raleigh Oak Charter Elementary, saved classmate Donye Moore, 7, from choking on a granola bar during recess.
Branch performed the Heimlich maneuver, a technique he learned from watching YouTube videos, successfully dislodging the food from Moore's throat.
The life-saving moment was captured on school surveillance video, showing Branch's decisive and calm response in a critical situation.
The school celebrated Branch's heroism with a 'clap out' event, where students, teachers, and parents honored him and Moore for their bond and bravery.
Both families and school officials praised Branch's actions, with the school emphasizing its values of teaching students to care for one another.