Maitham Ali was upstairs at his family’s home in West London when he heard a commotion downstairs.
He rushed down to find his mum and grandmother panicking.
His two-day-old brother, Mohammad-Jawad, had vomited and was choking. He was turning blue and struggling to breathe.
But Maitham stayed calm.
He had received first aid training as a St John Ambulance Cadet and immediately told his mum what to do.
He instructed her to place the baby face-down across her arm, support his head, and give him back blows.
After just two back blows, Mohammad-Jawad started crying.
His airway had opened.
His mum, Raghad, said the baby’s colour returned, and he started breathing again.
“He was telling me what to do, making sure I stayed calm and making sure we got the ambulance called.” she said.
Maitham is only 13. But when his family was panicking, his first aid training meant he knew exactly what to do.
May Allah bless Maitham and his family.
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