The day after learning Heimlich maneuver, 9-year-old saves choking friend
(WorldNews Health)

The day after 9-year-old Shailyn Ryan learned how to do the Heimlich maneuver at a `Home Alone` kids safety class in her Massachusetts town, she looked up and saw her friend turning blue. It was during lunch in the cafeteria on May 1 at Marguerite Peaslee Elementary School in Northborough when Shailyn suddenly felt a hand grip her left shoulder. Her good friend and soccer teammate, Keira Silvia, 8, held a hand to her own throat and her face rapidly turned red, then blue. Keira was unable to speak, but Shailyn knew she was choking. Shailyn leaped from her seat, stood behind Keira, tipped her friend slightly forward, then wrapped her arms around her waist. Making a fist with one hand and...