Mystery nurse saves boy’s life

Grateful: Thomas and mum Kate

A GRATEFUL mum is trying to track down the nurse who saved her son’s life when he started to choke on a sweet.

The mystery woman performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on 12-year-old Thomas McCartney when a gummy snake got stuck in his throat.

Thomas, who wants to be a doctor, was walking home from school when the drama unfolded on Chadderton Park Road, close to home.

Mum Kate — who works at North Manchester General Hospital - said: “He had bought a bag of sweets and put one in his mouth while he was walking up the road.

“He started choking and couldn’t breathe. This woman came running up, said she was a nurse and did the Heimlich manoeuvre on him. The sweet came flying out and she calmed him down and made sure he was OK. I could have lost him; I would really like to find her and say thanks.”

The experience has increased his desire to be a doctor: “I have wanted to be a doctor for a while but I want to be one even more after this. You help people every day and you could save someone’s life. The woman was really nice.”




Are you the mystery nurse? Contact Karen Doherty on 0161-622 2125 or email karendoherty@oldham- chronicle.co.uk.










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