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Reds’ Frazier may have saved a life with Heimlich Maneuver
Cincinnati Reds rookie Todd Frazier may have saved a man’s life on Tuesday when he performed the Heimlich Maneuver on the man at a restaurant, MLB.com reported.
Frazier was with teammate Ryan Ludwick having lunch at a Pittsburgh restaurant when Frazier noticed a man choking.
“I was talking to [Ludwick] and I see it out of the corner of my eye,” Frazier told MLB.com. “I said, ‘I think that dude is choking over there.’ … There were two women side by side trying to give him the Heimlich. [Ludwick] said to get over there because I was the closest one. So I went over there and was yelling at them to get out of the way. They did, and I gave two pumps and it came out.”
Frazier noted that it was a large piece of steak.
“It was a big, fat piece, too, it was pretty insane,” Frazier said. “It was a good 30 seconds that they were trying, at least.
“I remembered in high school they taught us, a couple of fingers below the sternum. It hacked that thing right out.”
The unidentified man paid for Frazier’s and Ludwick’s lunch.
“It was pretty surreal. I have never done that before,” Frazier said.
Frazier was the Reds’ starting third baseman on Tuesday against the Pirates and had an RBI double in his first at-bat.
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